to refit
- verb
- /ˈriːfɪt/
- Special Operations forces in the Red Zone should be undertaken to provide intelligence and early warning of significant insurgent activities, while denying insurgents sanctuary and limiting their ability to rest, refit, and plan.
Like we'll ride back, we'll refit and then we'll come back out.
- Like we'll ride back, we'll refit and then we'll come back out.
- They're going to have to refit, rearm, probably retrain.
- I would send I sent half platoon back to the mansion and muzzle Dam house so they can just chill, rest and refit for a week.
- I was busy kind of refitting an air gun so that it could be used as a gun while my daughter was upstairs doing, while my sister was upstairs doing her work.
Examples
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They were shorter than current code, so I had a carpenter refit the doorjamb in my old house for them.
Blog text (1) -
To improve efficiency, we plan to refit the office with modern equipment and furniture.
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Finally, I just need to refit the stand and the drive is all back in one piece.
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We need shelter and a place to refit artillery.
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One day a team shows up, unannounced, and refits the entire system in a matter of days.
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Workers were in Brent's cargo bay, carrying materials into the ship to refit their cabin.
Fiction book (1999) -
They're going to have to refit, rearm, probably retrain.
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Hong Kong existed as a trading outpost on the fringes of both the Chinese and British empires—a place to deal, refit ships, and rest on the long voyages between Britain and the Orient.
Academic text (1990) -
The technicians will refit the old machinery with new parts to ensure it runs smoothly.
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The team worked diligently to refit the aircraft with the latest technology for the upcoming season.
Synonyms
To add new parts or equipment to something old to make it work better
To fix something so it works well again
To fix a building or object so it is usable again
Give a factory new tools or machines so it can make different products
To give new machines or tools to a place after replacing old ones
To give someone new tools or equipment for a task
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Etymology
Refit comes from the parts re- 'again' and fit 'make suitable', so to refit (verb) is to repair or add equipment to something to make it work or look right again.