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Vinony

retool

verb

  1. to rework or shape again with a tool
  2. adapt
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /riːˈtuːl/ / /riˈtʉl/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English tool English retool From re- + tool.

  1. To adjust; to optimize; to rebuild.

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

    “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.”