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out⋅fit

[out-fit] noun, verb, -fit⋅ted, -fit⋅ting.
–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


outfitter, noun


1, 3. kit. 9. appoint, supply, rig.
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.

Outfit

Out"fit\, n. A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; things required for equipment; the expense of, or allowance made for, equipment, as by the government of the United States to a diplomatic agent going abroad.
Language Translation for : outfit
Spanish: traje,
German: die Ausstattung,
Japanese: 衣裳一式

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.
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