Etymology

retrofit

re·tro·fit
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Today it means: To supply (a device, structure, etc.) with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; to modernize. Full definition →

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The story

The verb is derived from retro- (prefix meaning ‘back; backward’) + fit (“to equip, supply”). The noun, which is first attested later than the verb, is either derived: * from the verb (see above); or * from retro- + fit (“act of fitting; conformity of elements one to another”).

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