retarget
verb
(alsore-target)uk/ˌriːˈtɑː.ɡɪt/usretargetverb(DIRECT)
[T]
todirectadvertising,criticism, or aproductat a differentpersonorgroup:
Thesoftwarewas retargetedatbusinessusersandproducedbetterresultsthere.
Thelecturewas about how we can retarget health-consciousconsumers.
- Renamed, re-targeted, andsoldin aclassy60mlpot, thecreamis beingsoldtowealthyclientswhoclaimit makes themlookyearsyounger.
- Let'sexaminehowtaxcouldbestbe re-targeted toachievesomecoreobjectives.
- When othersourcesofhomefinancingbecameavailable, thestatecorporationretargeteditsprogrammestowards those withspecialneeds.
Aiming and aim
- aim
- crosshairs
- direct
- home
- home in onsomething/someone
- level
- levelsomethingatsomeone
- target
- train
- zero
- zero in onsomething/someone
retargetverb(ATTACK)
[IorT]
toaimanattack, or abullet,bomb, etc., at a differentobject,place, orperson:
The newmissilescan be retargeted or havetheirmissionsabortedinflight.
Theirmortarsseemedto bemercifullyslowat retargeting and theyfellwhere we had justleft.
- Theexpertexplainedthatnuclearweaponscan be retargeted inminutes.
- Thethreatmade thisweekto retargetmissileswasrecklessandstupid.
- Thepresidentannouncedthat he haddecidedto retargetnuclearweaponsaway from the country'scities.
Aiming and aim
- aim
- crosshairs
- direct
- home
- home in onsomething/someone
- level
- levelsomethingatsomeone
- target
- train
- zero
- zero in onsomething/someone