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refit

[ ree-fit ]

verb (used with object)

, re·fit·ted, re·fit·ting.
  1. to fit, prepare, or equip again.


verb (used without object)

, re·fit·ted, re·fit·ting.
  1. to renew supplies or equipment.
  2. to get refitted.

noun

  1. an act of refitting.

refit

verb

  1. to make or be made ready for use again by repairing, re-equipping, or resupplying


noun

  1. a repair or re-equipping, as of a ship, for further use

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Derived Forms

  • reˈfitment, noun

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Other Words From

  • unre·fitted adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of refit1

First recorded in 1660–70; re- + fit 1

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Example Sentences

The choppers, which had been sold to Syria by Russia in the early 1990s, had been undergoing a refit in Russia.

Whether you're looking to start from scratch or refit an old reliable, these women will prod you into a truly impressive outfit.

A storm dispersed both fleets and D'Estaing, after collecting his ships, sailed off to Boston to refit.

Two raking broadsides that crashed into the stern of the "Levant" sent that craft out of the action, to refit.

They were a Division coming out of the Somme battle to rest and refit.

A very few days were sufficient to refit the Rover, and to store and provision her ready for sea.

At length, however, the men again began to refit the ship, and prepare for resuming the blockade of Cadiz.

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