retool — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To adjust; to optimize; to rebuild.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

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

   More examples (1)

   The coronation of a British ruler is, of course, a political ritual and a religious ceremony. But it is also, as the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 established, a TV show. It’s an anachronistic assertion of divine right retooled to recognize that, in the electronic era, even hereditary rulers have to argue their relevance.

Verb

1. revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving

   Synonyms

   revise

   Broader terms

   reorganizereorganiseshake up

   Examples

   We must retool the town's economy

2. provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools

   Broader terms

   substitutereplaceinterchangeexchange