retask

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verb

To cause to perform a new task; to change the work or mission of.

“to retask a sensor array”

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Meanings

verbretask (third-person singular simple present retasks, present participle retasking, simple past and past participle retasked)

present singular third person retasks · participle present retasking · participle past retasked · past retasked

  1. transitiveTo cause to perform a new task; to change the work or mission of.

    to retask a sensor array

    1 more example

    to retask a military vehicle

Origin

From re- + task.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

retask. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retask

MLA

“retask.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retask. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retask,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retask.

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