retrofit UK /ˌɹɛtɹəʊˈfɪt/US /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈfɪt/verb 5noun 2forms 3 verb5 •To supply (a device, structure, etc.) with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; to modernize.Trams dating from 2012 have been retro-fitted with lithium batteries, with the conversions starting in 2018. — 2020 •To add or substitute (new components or parts) that were not previously available for or installed in a device, structure, etc. •To supply a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed. •(figurative) To give new characteristics or make alterations (to someone or something) to suit them to changed circumstances. •Synonym of backport (“to retroactively supply a fix or feature to a previous version of a software product at the same time or after supplying it to the current version.”).The bug was so bad that we had to retrofit our patch to the last three releases, as well as the newest release. noun2 •An act of supplying a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; a retrofitting. •A change made to a device, structure, etc., by introducing components or parts that were not previously available or installed. formsretrofitted · retrofitting · retrofits