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Noun retrofit has 2 senses

retrofit - a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
--₁ is a kind of component, constituent, element
retrofit - the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured; "the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles"
--₂ is a kind of addition

Verb retrofit has 3 senses

retrofit - provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture; "They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors"
--₁ is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
retrofit - fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house; "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing"
--₂ is one way to install, instal, put in, set up
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
retrofit - substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones; "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes"
--₃ is one way to overhaul, modernize, modernise
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s