reprovision

verb

re·pro·vi·sion | \ (ˌ)rē-prə-ˈvi-zhən

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reprovisioned; reprovisioning

Definition of reprovision

1 transitive : to supply (a person or thing) with provisions to replace those consumed … shops ashore from which they could reprovision their boat. — Cruising World

2 intransitive : to be supplied with provisions again : to obtain fresh provisions Ships, mostly from New England and France and needing to reprovision after their hazardous passage around Cape Horn, anchored at Lahaina …— J. Kingston Pierce

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