Dictionary entry details
• FIT OUT (verb)
Meaning:
Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
equip; fit out; outfit; fit
Context example:
The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities
Hypernyms (to "fit out" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (provide or furnish with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fit out"):
kit; kit out; kit up (supply with a set of articles or tools)
appoint (furnish)
re-equip; rejig (re-equip a factory or plant)
refit (fit out again)
armor; armour (equip with armor)
accouter; accoutre (provide with military equipment)
wire (provide with electrical circuits)
shaft (equip with a shaft)
spar (furnish with spars)
stave (furnish with staves)
adorn; clothe; invest (furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors)
muzzle (fit with a muzzle)
instrument (equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling)
rig; set; set up (equip with sails or masts)
mechanise; mechanize; motorise; motorize (equip with armed and armored motor vehicles)
fuse (equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse)
collar (furnish with a collar)
spur (equip with spurs)
fin (equip (a car) with fins)
motorize (equip with a motor)
motorize (equip with a motor vehicle)
stock (equip with a stock)
horseshoe (equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes)
turn out (outfit or equip, as with accessories)
commission (put into commission; equip for service; of ships)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Meaning:
Provide with clothes or put clothes on
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
apparel; clothe; tog; enclothe; raiment; garb; garment; habilitate; fit out; dress
Context example:
Parents must feed and dress their child
Hypernyms (to "fit out" is one way to...):
change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fit out"):
prim; prim out; prim up (dress primly)
gown (dress in a gown)
robe; vest (clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes)
costume; dress up (dress in a costume)
coat (cover or provide with a coat)
shoe (furnish with shoes)
corset (dress with a corset)
overclothe; overdress (dress excessively)
vesture (provide or cover with a cloak)
cover; wrap up (clothe, as if for protection from the elements)
jacket (put a jacket on)
frock (put a frock on)
shirt (put a shirt on)
habit (put a habit on)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
