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retool

/riːˈtuːl/
/riˈtʉl/ Northern Ireland, Scotland

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verb retools · retooling · retooled

transitive To adjust; to optimize; to rebuild. He decided it was time to retool last year's marketing brochure.

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verb to adjust, to rebuild

Español	modificar el utillaje
Deutsch	umrüsten, umstellen

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@misc{retool_2026,
  title = {retool},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/retool},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}