retarget
retarget verb: to target again.
Verb
retarget (third-person singular simple present retargets, present participle retargeting or (rare) retargetting, simple past and past participle retargeted or (rare) retargetted)
- To target again.
- The new marketing campaign will retarget past customers.
- To change the targeting of (a weapon etc.).
- “We will have to retarget our missiles on the objects that we think threaten our national security,” he said.2008 February 15, C. J. Chivers, “President Putin Talks of the Future as Premier”, in New York Times
- To adapt so as to run on a different platform.
Forms of retarget
| third-person singular present | retargets |
|---|---|
| present participle | retargeting |
| past participle | retargeted |
| past | retargeted |
| present participle (rare) | retargetting |
| past participle (rare) | retargetted |
| past (rare) | retargetted |
Origin of retarget
From re- + target.
Words formed from retarget
Questions about retarget
- What does retarget mean?
- Retarget means to target again.
- What part of speech is retarget?
- Retarget is a verb.
- What is the past tense of retarget?
- The past tense of retarget is retargeted.
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