English verb: retool | |||
| 1. | retool (social) revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving | ||
| Samples | We must retool the town's economy. | ||
| Synonyms | revise | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reorganise, reorganize, shake up | ||
| 2. | retool (possession) provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exchange, interchange, replace, substitute | ||