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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.
–noun
4. an act of refitting.

Origin:
1660–70; re- + fit 1
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re·fit   (rē-fĭt')   
v.   re·fit·ted, re·fit·ting, re·fits

v.   tr.
To prepare and equip for additional use.
v.   intr.
To be made fit again.
n.   (rē'fĭt', rē-fĭt')
  1. Repair of damage or wear: "a house . . . in need of a major refit" (Nancy Holmes).

  2. A secondary or subsequent preparation of supplies and equipment.

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Word Origin & History

refit 
1666, from re- "again" + fit (v.). Originally nautical.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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