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RETROFIT

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Irregular inflected forms: retrofitted    , retrofitting   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured

Example:

the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("retrofit" is a kind of...):

addition (the act of adding one thing to another)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("retrofit" is a kind of...):

component; constituent; element (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones

Example:

The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "retrofit" is one way to...):

modernise; modernize; overhaul (make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to)

Verb group:

retrofit (fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house

Example:

The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "retrofit" is one way to...):

instal; install; put in; set up (set up for use)

Verb group:

retrofit (substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones)

retrofit (provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture

Example:

They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "retrofit" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Verb group:

retrofit (fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something

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