fit out

verb

1. tr, adverb to equip; supply with necessary or new equipment, clothes, etc

noun

1. the act of equipping or supplying with necessary or new equipment; refurbishment

Idioms and Phrases

Also, fit up . Equip or supply what is needed, as in They promised to fit out the expedition free of charge . This expression, dating from the late 1600s, originally was confined to furnishing a ship or other vessel with supplies, repairs, and the like. By the 1720s it was being used more broadly, as it still is.

Example Sentences

The state of her finances was such that she must be quite unable to fit out even a single squadron of moderate size.

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Orders were sent to Portsmouth to fit out every available ship for his support.

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That letters of marque should be issued to private individuals, empowering them to fit out vessels for the capture of slavers.

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And you really think if I were to go in, for a regular Turkish fit-out, I should be allowed to enjoy my walks in peace?

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Mr. Beveridge and his son Horace fit out a privateer, load it with military stores, and set sail for Greece.

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Related Words

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• ready
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