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   [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.
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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.
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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.

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verb (used without object)
11.
to furnish oneself with an outfit.
Origin:
1755–65; out- + fit1

Related forms
out·fit·ter, noun
pre·out·fit, verb (used with object), -fit·ted, -fit·ting.
re·out·fit, verb (used with object), -fit·ted, -fit·ting.

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

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outfit (ˈaʊtˌfɪt)
 
—n
1.  a set of articles or equipment for a particular task, occupation, etc
2.  a set of clothes, esp a carefully selected one
3.  informal any group or association regarded as a cohesive unit, such as a military company, business house, etc
4.  the act of fitting out
5.  (Canadian) (formerly) the annual shipment of trading goods and supplies sent by a fur company to its trading posts
 
—vb , -fits, -fitting, -fitted
6.  to furnish or be furnished with an outfit, equipment, etc

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outfit
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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outfit definition


  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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