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replace vs retool

retool vs replace

replace and retool both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
replace No No Yes No
retool No No Yes No
As verbs, retool is a hyponym of replace; that is, retool is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than replace:
  • replace: put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
  • retool: provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools
Other hyponyms of replace include shift, reduce, truncate, subrogate.
replace (verb) retool (verb)
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools
put something back where it belongs revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
take the place or move into the position of
Difference between replace and retool

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