re·pro·vi·sion
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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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“Reprovision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reprovision. Accessed 22 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of reprovision was in 1822
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