ret‧ro‧fit /ˈretrəʊfɪt $ -troʊ-/
verb (
past tense and past participle retrofitted,
present participle retrofitting)
[transitive] to improve a machine, piece of equipment, building etc by putting new and better parts in it after it has been used for some time:
plans to retrofit oil boilers—retrofit noun [countable]—retrofitting noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲