as in to rebuild
to provide (something) with new parts that were not available when it was originally built
The factory has been retrofitted to meet the new safety regulations. We can retrofit your car with the new fuel system.
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Convinced that the best market opportunity lay with a one-size-fits-all option that could retrofit existing helmets at every level of football, as opposed to the brand- and model-specific ProCap, Erin and Lee struck out on their own.
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Alex Prewitt, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
The new first class suites will be available as part of the airline’s plans to retrofit its Airbus A380 aircraft.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2024
The documents, compiling 38 incidents that took place in the Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine between April 2023 and April 2024, noted that the Soviet-era glide bombs are often retrofitted with defective guidance systems, but more often than not, do not explode when deployed.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The Easy-Way kit is designed to retrofit existing strollers, providing electric assistance without the need for a brand-new stroller purchase.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Alex Prewitt, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
The new first class suites will be available as part of the airline’s plans to retrofit its Airbus A380 aircraft.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2024
The documents, compiling 38 incidents that took place in the Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine between April 2023 and April 2024, noted that the Soviet-era glide bombs are often retrofitted with defective guidance systems, but more often than not, do not explode when deployed.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The Easy-Way kit is designed to retrofit existing strollers, providing electric assistance without the need for a brand-new stroller purchase.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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