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to reequip

to reequip

4.9
To give new equipment after old equipment is lost or broken
  • verb
  • /ˌriːɪˈkwɪp/
translation icon : reequipar
  • The school reequipped its science lab last summer.

Examples

  • The army decided to reequip its soldiers with more advanced protective gear.

  • The school received a grant to reequip its science lab with modern tools and supplies.

  • After the fire, the school had to reequip its science classrooms with new materials.

  • The hospital was reequipped to handle a larger number of emergency cases.

  • We need to reequip the team before the next match.

  • After the storm damaged their equipment, the team needed to reequip before they could continue their expedition.

  • To prepare for the next mission, the troops must reequip their gear that was lost in the last operation.

Synonyms

to equip
vsto reequip
276 3.2

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

is specifically about supplying replacements again after loss damage or heavy use
to refit
vsto reequip
3 3.9

To add new parts or fix something so it works again

is focused on supplying replacement equipment rather than repairing or upgrading parts
to re-equip
vsto reequip
4.9

To give new machines or tools to a place after replacing old ones

is used when replacing obsolete gear rather than after loss or damage
to reprovision
vsto reequip
7.4

Provide things needed again to a place or system

focuses on replacing equipment after loss damage or heavy use
to regear
vsto reequip
7.2

To give someone new tools or equipment for a task

focuses on replacing used equipment after loss or damage instead of changing function

Surface Forms

reequip infinitive
reequipped past
reequipped past participle
reequipping present participle
reequips third person singular

Morphology

reequip = equip (transparent) = re + equip

The prefix 're-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'again' to 'equip'.

Etymology

The word reequip is built from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and equip, which means 'to give tools or gear' and appears in the common word equipment. So reequip means to 'give equipment again', for example after things have been lost or used.