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Meaning of retool | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
/riːˈtuːl/

Definitions

To adjust; to optimize; to rebuild.

transitive

Equivalents

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

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