retool
verb /ˌriːˈtuːl/
/ˌriːˈtuːl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they retool | /ˌriːˈtuːl/ /ˌriːˈtuːl/ |
he / she / it retools | /ˌriːˈtuːlz/ /ˌriːˈtuːlz/ |
past simple retooled | /ˌriːˈtuːld/ /ˌriːˈtuːld/ |
past participle retooled | /ˌriːˈtuːld/ /ˌriːˈtuːld/ |
-ing form retooling | /ˌriːˈtuːlɪŋ/ /ˌriːˈtuːlɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] retool (something) to replace or change the machines or equipment in a factory so that it can produce new or better goods
- [transitive] retool something (North American English, informal) to organize something in a new or different way
- The senator retooled his style and his campaign manager.