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fitted out

fitted out

3.9
Having all the equipment needed for a particular use
  • phrasal verb
  • /ˈfɪtɪd aʊt/
translation icon : equipado
  • The new hospital is fitted out with advanced medical equipment to provide top-level care.

Examples

  • The expedition team was fitted out with all the necessary gear for their climb up the mountain.

  • You'd better be, 'cause Aslan's already fitted out your army.

    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

  • Frank looked like someone's stern disciplinarian father, but was in fact an amiable goofball fitted out with a father-shaped head.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The conference room was fitted out with state-of-the-art technology for presentations and video calls.

Synonyms

to equip
vsfitted out
276 3.2

To give people and things the tools or skills needed for a task

describes the finished condition after those items have been supplied
to fit
vsfitted out
127 1.6

To give someone the equipment they need for a certain purpose

emphasizes the completed state of having all necessary items available
to rig
vsfitted out
111 4.2

To set up equipment on a ship or machine so it is ready to use

is broader, focusing on the overall prepared condition rather than setup method
to outfit
vsfitted out
13 3.7

To give someone clothes or equipment for a particular purpose

highlights the end state of having all necessary items for that purpose
to fit out
vsfitted out
1 4.2

To give a person or place the supplies needed for a specific purpose

focuses on the resulting condition of being fully supplied for that purpose
to kit out
vsfitted out
  • UK
1 4.2

To give people or a place the tools and clothes they need for an activity

stresses the result of being fully supplied for that task
to kit up
vsfitted out
  • UK
1 6.3

To give someone the gear they need

describes the finished condition of being prepared with required items
equipped
vsfitted out
4.0

Having the tools or skills needed for a job

has identical meaning but presented as the reference state of being prepared
outfitted
vsfitted out
3.9

A person or place that has the equipment and clothes needed for an activity

expresses the same completed provision as the general prepared state
to rig out
vsfitted out
7.4

Add the equipment a place or thing needs to make it ready

refers to the general state of having those accessories and gear ready
accoutered
vsfitted out
  • Archaic
9.6

Having the clothing and equipment needed for a particular task like soldiers or climbers

is more general, meaning prepared with all needed items for any purpose

Antonyms

incomplete
117 3.4

Not finished because some parts or steps are missing

unprepared
69 2.8

Not ready for something because the things you need or a plan are missing

How Equipped

fitted out
3.9
equipped
4.0
basic
144 1.0
ill-equipped
12 6.1

Surface Forms

fitted out positive

Morphology

fit + out

The meaning 'equipped with necessary items' is directly derivable from the verb 'fit' (to outfit/equip) combined with the particle 'out' indicating provision/completion; the past participle 'fitted out' functions as an adjective meaning 'equipped'. This is a regular phrasal-verb/particle construction following standard English composition patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Fitted out comes from the same picture of a ship or room already fitted out with tools, furniture, or gear ready for use. That is why it is used to mean 'equipped' for a particular purpose.