retool

Definition

To adjust; to optimize; to rebuild.

Etymology

From re- + tool.

Example Sentences

• "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."