retool

[ ree-tool ]

/ riˈtul /

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verb (used with object)

to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).

to reorganize or rearrange, usually for the purpose of updating: to retool the industrial organization.

verb (used without object)

to replace or rearrange the tools of a factory.

to replace the stamping machinery of a factory, especially to make a remodeled product.

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Origin of retool

First recorded in 1935–40; re- + tool

OTHER WORDS FROM retool

re·tool·a·ble, adjective

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How to use retool in a sentence

Once again, they’re being tested to retool their marketing strategies to prepare for significant shifts both in the short term and on the horizon.
Brand Summit Recap: Marketers face looming identity crisis|Digiday Editors|February 10, 2021|Digiday
After retooling their offensive approach to launch way more three-pointers, the Jazz has improved from 23rd in bench scoring last year to sixth this year.
The front-runners for NBA awards aren’t the usual suspects|Ben Golliver|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
Harden will join Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving on one of the East’s top contenders, while the Rockets prepare to enter a retooling cycle after eight straight postseason appearances.
James Harden is a winner and a loser of the Nets’ blockbuster trade|Ben Golliver|January 14, 2021|Washington Post
After Azar ordered an internal review, a retooled science-based initiative got underway in December.
Vaccines were a chance to redeem failures in the U.S. coronavirus response. What went wrong?|Lena H. Sun, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Frances Stead Sellers, Laurie McGinley, Amy Goldstein, Christopher Rowland, Carolyn Y. Johnson|January 11, 2021|Washington Post

Workers protested last month after the leader of a powertrain plant Daimler is retooling for EVs left the company for Tesla.
Is the boom in electric vehicle stocks almost over?|Verne Kopytoff|December 19, 2020|Fortune
Keep Red at the center, retool everything around him, and let the show run wild.
The Blacklist’s Frustrating Fall: Keen’s a Keeper, but Red Regresses|Jason Lynch|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The fiscal cliff showdown is the first test case of whether Obama can retool his vaunted campaign apparatus for his second term.
Barack Obama’s Hashtag Army Lobbying Congress on Fiscal Cliff|Howard Kurtz|December 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The magazine will be reduced to 13 issues per year and will retool itself to become a more general-interest title.
Anna Wintour Attends the Debate; WSJ Offers Details of New Editor Appointment; Ford Wages War Against Former Models|The Fashion Beast Team|October 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Apple will save money by not having to retool its production line.
Will Apple Lose Its Magic?|Dan Lyons|October 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Over the longer term, it needs to retool itself so it can become competitive in the Northeast, Midwest, and California.
Yikes, What Does the GOP Do Now?|The Daily Beast|May 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
To produce a new invention, you'd have to retool an entire factory.
The Status Civilization|Robert Sheckley

British Dictionary definitions for retool

retool

/ (riːˈtuːl) /

verb

to replace, re-equip, or rearrange the tools in (a factory, etc)

mainly US and Canadian to revise or reorganize

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