retrofit
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
Types & categories
- constituent hypernym
Sense 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
Types & categories
- supply hypernym
Related & opposite
- retrofit verb group
Sense 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
Types & categories
- addition hypernym
Sense 4 verb
fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house
The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing
Types & categories
- install hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones
The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes
Types & categories
- modernize hypernym
Related & opposite
- retrofit verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | constituent |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | retrofit |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | supply |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | addition |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | retrofit |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | retrofit |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | install |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | retrofit |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | modernize |