fit (out)

verb

Definition of fit (out)next
as in to equip
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity fitted the hikers out with good boots and heavy socks

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  1. equip
  2. furnish
  3. supply
Verb
  • The officers also have drones and helicopters equipped to track people hiding in the dark.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • That’s what researchers concluded after flying a plane equipped with remote sensing instruments over an approximately 4,497-square-kilometer (1,736-square-mile) region in Brazil.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
Definition of equip
Verb
  • It's furnished with a sofa, a coffee table, and a small wood-burning stove.
    — Adam Williams July 20, New Atlas, 20 July 2026
  • Clarkson is widely credited with furnishing Swift with the idea to re-record her first six albums.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
Definition of furnish
Verb
  • In Braham, located in a more rural area north of Minneapolis, public works personnel also discovered the problem Monday after noticing the well supplying the city's water tower was malfunctioning.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • And owner Jeffrey Lurie’s willingness to supply Roseman the cash necessary to push cap hits into the distant future has long allowed Roseman to retain core players.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of supply
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“Fit (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fit%20%28out%29. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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