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
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  • Searchers recently found the wreckage of the DC-4 by using an autonomous underwater vehicle equipped with high-resolution sonar to locate the fuselage and separated tail in nearly 2,000 feet of water.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • The recent back-to-back shootings have raised questions about why the agents were not wearing body cameras despite a promise by federal authorities to equip officers nationwide with the technology.
    — Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of equip
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  • 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
  • The aggregate spending increase being committed across these geographies represents a multi-year demand cycle for defense contractors, aerospace suppliers, cybersecurity providers, and the electronics companies that supply military applications.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • American companies will have priority access to supply nuclear reactors and fuel to the Saudi nuclear energy program, according to an administration memo about the agreement seen by NPR.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 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 24 Jul. 2026.

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