accouter

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or ac·cou·tre (ə-kū'tər) pronunciation
tr.v., -tered, or -tred, -ter·ing, or -tre·ing, -ters, or -tres.
To outfit and equip, as for military duty. See synonyms at furnish.

[French accoutrer, from Old French acoustrer, arrange, equip : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + coustrer, sew; see couture.]


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also accoutre

verb

    To supply what is needed for some activity or purpose: appoint, equip, fit, fit out (or up), furnish, gear, outfit, rig, turn out. See give/take/reciprocity.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To dress or equip.

pronunciation It's necessary to accouter before leaving the house.

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