retool C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /riˈtul/ UK /riːˈtuːl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to re-equip with new tools, or to reorganize and adapt for a new purpose The factory had to retool its lines to build electric motors. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to re-equip with new tools,... reorganizerevampoverhaulmodernizere-equipretrofitreconfigure Word family Derived forms retooling Related forms tool Etymology AI details From re- ('again') + tool, the noun tool deriving from Old English tōl ('implement, instrument'), from Proto-Germanic *tōlą. re- Latin tōl Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # retool **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /riˈtul/ **IPA (UK):** /riːˈtuːl/ ## Meanings 1. to re-equip with new tools, or to reorganize and adapt for a new purpose ## Examples - The factory had to retool its lines to build electric motors. ## Synonyms - reorganize - revamp - overhaul - modernize - re-equip - retrofit - reconfigure ## Derived Forms - retooling ## Related Forms - tool ## Roots and Affixes - Root: re- - Root: tōl ## Etymology From re- ('again') + tool, the noun tool deriving from Old English tōl ('implement, instrument'), from Proto-Germanic *tōlą. ## AI Etymology Retool comes from re- ('again') + tool, the noun tool deriving from Old English tōl ('implement, instrument'), from Proto-Germanic *tōlą. The historical chain includes Latin re- and Old English tōl. Older glosses in the chain include "again" and "implement, instrument", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, retool is best read as compound and borrowing, yielding an English verb shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a verb, with the sense "to re-equip with new tools, or to reorganize and adapt for a new purpose". English derivatives include retooling; related forms include tool. The result is an English verb whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown