retool
[ ree-tool ]
/ riˈtul /
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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OTHER WORDS FROM retool
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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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