fit out

British  

verb

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

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noun

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

fit out Idioms  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

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fit out

"The English bulldog's head is now so big that puppies need to be birthed by Caesarean, for they won't fit out the birth canal."

From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2023

Their family helped them fit out the premises.

From BBC ● May 7, 2022

Eventually, police relocated 25 of these 60 men to a classroom, which the men have had to fit out themselves as best they can in order to sleep there.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 4, 2017

Sure enough, clever Sadie, with easy-going Sherman at her side, knows exactly how to fit out a longboat, assemble a crew of smartly attired sailor-chimps, and make for open waters.

From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2017

He called his men together and ordered them to fit out a fleet and prepare for immediate departure, but to do all secretly.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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