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retarget

verb

Etymology

From re- + target.

  1. derived from *derǵʰ-✻
  2. derived from *targǭ✻
  3. derived from *targa✻
  4. derived from targette
  5. prefixed as retarget — “re + target”

Definitions

  1. To target again.

    • The new marketing campaign will retarget past customers.

  2. To change the targeting of (a weapon etc.).

    • “We will have to retarget our missiles on the objects that we think threaten our national security,” he said.

  3. To adapt so as to run on a different platform.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA