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refit

[ree-fit] Origin

re·fit

[ree-fit] verb, -fit·ted, -fit·ting, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to fit, prepare, or equip again.
verb (used without object)
2.
to renew supplies or equipment.
3.
to get refitted.

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noun
4.
an act of refitting.

Origin:
1660–70; re- + fit1

un·re·fit·ted, adjective
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refit
 
vb , -fits, -fitting, -fitted
1.  to make or be made ready for use again by repairing, re-equipping, or resupplying
 
n
2.  a repair or re-equipping, as of a ship, for further use
 
re'fitment
 
n

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refit
1666, from re- "again" + fit (v.). Originally nautical.
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