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Dictionary: out·fit   (out'fĭt') pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A set of tools or equipment for a specialized purpose: a welder's outfit. See synonyms at equipment.
  2. A set of clothing, often with accessories.
  3. Informal. An association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization.
  4. The act of equipping.
tr.v., -fit·ted, -fit·ting, -fits.

To provide with necessary equipment: This store outfits skiers. See synonyms at furnish.

outfitter out'fit'ter n.
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noun

  1. Things needed for a task, journey, or other purpose: accouterment (often used in plural), apparatus, equipment, gear, material (used in plural), materiel, paraphernalia, rig, tackle, thing (used in plural), turnout. See means.
  2. A set or style of clothing: costume, dress, garb, guise, habiliment (often used in plural), turnout. Informal getup, rig. See put on/take off.
  3. A commercial organization: business, company, concern, corporation, enterprise, establishment, firm2, house. See group.

verb

    To supply what is needed for some activity or purpose: accouter, appoint, equip, fit1, fit out (or up), furnish, gear, rig, turn out. See give/take/reciprocity.

 
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v

Definition: clothe, equip
Antonyms: bare, unclothe


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To get supplies.

pronunciation Before taking their boat down the uncharted river, they outfitted themselves with everything they thought they would need.

 
Translations: Outfit
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dragt, udstyr, udrustning, hold, virksomhed
v. tr. - udstyre, udruste

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitrusting, (reis) gezelschap, outillage, popgroep, kostuum, uitrusten

Français (French)
n. - costume, tenue, panoplie, (Sport) équipe, (Mus) groupe, (Mil) unité, équipement
v. tr. - équiper (qn, qch), habiller

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kleider, Ausrüstung, Truppe, Haufen
v. - ausrüsten, ausstatten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εξοπλισμός, μέσα, απαραίτητα εφόδια, σύνεργα, εργαλεία, απαιτούμενα, στρατιωτική μονάδα
v. - εξοπλίζω

Italiano (Italian)
attrezzare, equipaggiare, corredare, armare, attrezzatura, corredo, completo, dotazione, armamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - equipamento (m), apetrechos (m), pessoal (m)
v. - vestir, equipar

Русский (Russian)
снарядить, снаряжение, наряд

Español (Spanish)
n. - equipo, piezas, componentes, ropa
v. tr. - equipar, armar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utrustning, utstyrsel, kläder, arbetslag, (mil)enhet
v. - utrusta, ekipera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
用具, 机构, 配备, 供应

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 用具, 機構, 配備
v. tr. - 配備, 供應

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 채비, 용품, 마음의 준비, 여행장비
v. tr. - 공급하다, 장비를 준비하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 道具一式, 装備一式, 装備すること, 素養, 能力, 団体, 会社
v. - 必要品を供給する, 艤装を施す, 支度する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لوازم (فعل) يزود, يجهز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חליפת בגדים, ערכת ציוד, קבוצה, יחידה, ארגון‬
v. tr. - ‮סיפק, צייד (בבגדים וציוד)‬


 
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