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Refit

The process of having something fitted again, repaired or restored.

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noun
  1. 1

    The process of having something fitted again, repaired or restored.

    "The ship required a refit before setting out again."

verb
  1. 1

    To fit again; to put back into its place.

  2. 2

    To prepare for use again; to repair or restore.

    "to refit a garment; to refit ships of war"

  3. 3

    To fit out or supply again (with something).

  4. 4

    To prepare a vessel for use again (e.g. by replenishing depleted supplies or doing maintenance or repair work); (of a vessel) to be prepared for use again.

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overhaulnounTo modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely.
refurbishingnounThe act by which something is refurbished.
refurbishmentnounThe act of refurbishing; a renovation.
reassemblynounThe process of assembling something again.
redevelopmentnounThe demolition of old, redundant or unfashionable buildings or infrastructure and the construction of new ones on the same site.
restorationnounThe process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
retrofittingnounThe process by which something is retrofitted.
reinstatementnounThe act of restoring something to its previous state.
reattachverbAlternative form of re-attach. [To attach again.]
restoreverb(transitive) To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
re-engineeringnounAlternative spelling of reengineering. [The application of technology and management science to the modification of existing systems, organizations, processes and products in order to make them more effective, efficient and responsive.]
reconnectverb(intransitive) To meet up again (with someone), after a long time apart and/or without communication; to reunite.
replaceverb(transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent with.
repairnounTo restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
reassembleverbTo assemble again.
recastverbTo reproduce in a new form.
reclamationnounThe recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.
reinstallverbTo install again.
reorganizationnounThe act or process of rearranging. See reorganize.
maintenancenounActions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.

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