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to regear

to regear

7.2
To give someone new tools or equipment for a task
  • verb
  • /riˈɡɪr/
translation icon : reequipar
  • You should regear your bike with better tires for the rough terrain.

Examples

  • The hikers had to regear before continuing their journey through the mountains.

  • After the storm damaged their tools, the workers decided to regear for safety.

  • We need to regear the equipment for the new project.

  • Can we regear the bikes before the race?

  • The hikers had to regear before continuing their journey through the mountains.

  • You should regear your bike with better tires for the rough terrain.

  • After the storm damaged their tools, the workers decided to regear for safety.

Synonyms

to equip
vsto regear
276 3.2

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

specifies supplying new or different equipment rather than any needed provision
to retrofit
vsto regear
12 6.5

To add new parts or equipment to something old to make it work better

is broader, applying to any supply of new or different equipment
to refit
vsto regear
3 3.9

To add new parts or fix something so it works again

focuses on supplying new equipment rather than repair or restoration
to retool
vsto regear
  • Specialized
1 6.7

Give a factory new tools or machines so it can make different products

applies to supplying equipment more generally, not only factory tools
to re-equip
vsto regear
4.9

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

supplies new or different equipment without emphasizing removal of old
to reequip
vsto regear
4.9

To give new equipment after old equipment is lost or broken

means supplying new or different equipment not only restoring previous kit
to reprovision
vsto regear
7.4

Provide things needed again to a place or system

focuses on physical equipment rather than general resources or services

Antonyms

to strip
  • Specialized
15 6.3

Remove a substance or part from material like soil

to deplete
13 6.3

To use up almost all of something so little is left

How Equipped

to refit
3 3.9
to regear
7.2
to outfit
13 3.7
to equip
276 3.2

Surface Forms

regear infinitive
regeared past
regeared past participle
regearing present participle
regears third person singular

Morphology

regear = gear (transparent) = re + gear

The meaning is directly predictable as equipping again or with replacement gear.

Etymology

Regear comes from re- 'again' and gear meaning 'equipment', so you can think of it as giving new tools or kit. So to regear people or teams is to supply them with new or different equipment.