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backfit

American  
[bak-fit] / ˈbækˌfɪt /

verb (used with object)

backfit, backfitted, backfitting

  1. to update by providing new or improved equipment or features.

    a five-year program of installing new power plants and backfitting existing ones.

Etymology

Origin of backfit

back 2 + fit 1

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