fitting (out)

verb

Definition of fitting (out)next
present participle of fit (out)
as in equipping
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fitting (out)
  1. equipping
  2. furnishing
  3. supplying
Verb
  • Capability is equipping employees with the skills, knowledge and tools to work differently.
    — Eva Majercsik, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Smith highlighted that the center’s mandate includes educating warfighters, equipping the Fleet with systems that can survive operational environments, and developing combined tactics for their use.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of equipping
Verb
  • Flynn worked for his father-in-law’s flooring and furnishing business and made about $200,000 a year, Ashley’s sister testified.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • With Charles-Émile’s sons, Émile and Adolphe, at the helm, the company became the area’s star tenant, furnishing saddles to a Continental élite, including Nicholas II, the Tsar of Russia.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of furnishing
Verb
  • In turn, maneuvers are the living afterimages of protocol, supplying empirical evidence of how operations played out.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Conversely, the narrator’s body keeps supplying experiences that resist any adjudication.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of supplying
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“Fitting (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fitting%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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