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out⋅fit

  [out-fit] noun, verb, -fit⋅ted, -fit⋅ting.
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–noun
1. an assemblage of articles that equip a person for a particular task, role, trade, etc.: an explorer's outfit.
2. a set of usually matching or harmonious garments and accessories worn together; coordinated costume; ensemble: a new spring outfit.
3. a set of articles for any purpose: a cooking outfit.
4. a group associated in an undertaking requiring close cooperation, as a military unit.
5. a business firm engaged in a particular form of commercial enterprise: a construction outfit.
6. any company, party, or set.
7. the act of fitting out or equipping for any purpose, as for a voyage, journey, or expedition.
8. mental, physical, or moral equipment.
–verb (used with object)
9. to furnish with an outfit, equipment, etc.; fit out; equip: to outfit an expedition to the South Pole.
10. Nautical. to finish equipping (a vessel) at a dock.
–verb (used without object)
11. to furnish oneself with an outfit.
Origin:
1755–65; out- + fit 1

Related forms:
outfitter, noun

Synonyms:
1, 3. kit. 9. appoint, supply, rig.
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out·fit   (out'fĭt')   
n.  

  1. A set of tools or equipment for a specialized purpose: a welder's outfit. See Synonyms at equipment.

  2. A set of clothing, often with accessories.

  3. Informal An association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization.

  4. The act of equipping.

tr.v.   out·fit·ted, out·fit·ting, out·fits
To provide with necessary equipment: This store outfits skiers. See Synonyms at furnish.
out'fit'ter n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
outfit

  1. n.
    a group of people; a company. : That outfit cheated me out of my money.
  2. n.
    a set of clothing. : You look lovely in that outfit.
  3. n.
    a set of things; the items needed for some task. : My tool kit
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

outfit  (n.)
1769, "act of fitting out (a ship, etc.) for an expedition," from out + fit (v.). Sense of "articles and equipment required for an expedition" first attested 1787, Amer.Eng.; meaning "a person's clothes" is first recorded 1852; sense of "group of people" is from 1883. The verb is attested from 1840.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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