retrofit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.3 Noun 1.4 Adjective

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Portmanteau made of retro(active) and (re)fit.

[edit] Verb

to retrofit (third-person singular simple present retrofits, present participle retrofitting, simple past and past participle retrofitted) (transitive or intransitive)

1. to add or substitute new parts or components to some device, structure etc., that were not previously available; to modernize

[edit] Noun

retrofit (plural retrofits)

1. Something that has been retrofitted
2. The act of retrofitting

[edit] Adjective

retrofit

1. of, relating to, or being a retrofit