Definition of Retrofit

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

Generic synonyms: Component, Constituent, Element

2. Verb. Provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture. "They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors"
Generic synonyms: Furnish, Provide, Render, Supply

3. Noun. The act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured. "The court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles"
Generic synonyms: Addition

4. Verb. Fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house. "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing"
Generic synonyms: Instal, Install, Put In, Set Up

5. Verb. Substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones. "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes"
Generic synonyms: Modernise, Modernize, Overhaul

Definition of Retrofit

1. to furnish with new parts not originally available [v -FITTED, -FITTING, -FITS]

Medical Definition of Retrofit

1. To modify a device or machine after its been purchased, either to improveon a design element or to replace a malfunctioning component. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retrofit

retrodiction
retrodictions
retrodictive
retrodicts
retrodisplacement
retroduodenal artery
retroduodenal fossa
retroduodenal recess
retroesophageal
retrofilling
retrofire
retrofired
retrofires
retrofiring
retrofit (current term)
retrofit (current term)
retrofits
retrofitted
retrofitting
retrofitting
retroflected
retroflection
retroflection
retroflections
retroflex
retroflexed
retroflexed
retroflexes
retroflexion
retroflexion

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