retrofit

[re-troh-fit, re-troh-fit, re-troh-fit] / ˈrɛ troʊˌfɪt, ˌrɛ troʊˈfɪt, ˈrɛ troʊˌfɪt /

VERB

adapt for use with something older

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backfit

STRONG

modify reconstruct recycle

WEAK

add furnish install modernize overhaul render tweak

Example Sentences

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A report from the community development research nonprofit Headwaters Economics found a complete home retrofit using affordable materials costs between $23,000 and $40,000.

From Los Angeles Times

"But it requires retrofitting. We will need processes outside this system to help complement what we have done so far."

From BBC

But he noted that many of those are temporary holding facilities or retrofitted offices or buildings with little infrastructure — and overcrowding is a common problem.

From Washington Post

Calling them "defensive" does not change the fact that those systems can be retrofitted with offensive cruise missiles.

From Salon

As part of the push, the Board of Supervisors asked officials to craft new rules that would require “non-ductile” concrete buildings owned by the county, as well as any in unincorporated areas, to be retrofitted.

From Los Angeles Times