retrofit
verb (used with object)
to modify equipment (in airplanes, automobiles, a factory, etc.) that is already in service using parts developed or made available after the time of original manufacture.
have retrofitted
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present perfectof retrofit.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For excursions on land, Green Safaris’s lodges have retrofitted Land Rovers to run on batteries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Homes built before the building code changes aren’t required to have these features, and few homeowners have retrofitted with hurricane clips like Pappas and Yasuda.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
Some California cities have retrofitted or demolished problem buildings following quakes in the 1980s and 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
This season, many companies have retrofitted familiar tales to better reflect the themes of an unfamiliar year, offering comfort or its opposite.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2020
The Royal Engineers and Commandos co-ordinated by Joint Force Headquarters have retrofitted the arrivals lounge into something of a home base, where they are organising security and recovery operations.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2017
