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Meaning of retool | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
riːˈtuːl

Definitions

To adjust; to optimize; to rebuild.

transitive

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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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