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retool

verb
/riːˈtuːl/

Etymology

From re- + tool.

  1. derived from *dewh₂-✻ — “to tie to, secure”
  2. derived from *tōlą✻ — “that which is used in preparation, tool”
  3. derived from tól
  4. inherited from tōl — “tool, implement, instrument”
  5. inherited from tool
  6. prefixed as retool — “re + tool”

Definitions

  1. To adjust

    To adjust; to optimize; to rebuild.

    • He decided it was time to retool last year's marketing brochure.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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