to reprovision
- verb
- /ˌriːprəˈvɪʒən/
- After several days at sea, the crew stopped at the island to reprovision before heading back to the mainland.
Examples
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The two ships proceeded to Montevideo for refitting and reprovisioning before the long haul across the Pacific.
Fiction book (1991) -
The sailors were relieved to finally find a port where they could reprovision their ship with food and supplies.
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As the expedition moved further inland, the team needed to reprovision with more resources to continue their journey.
Synonyms
Fill something again after it has been used up
Put new goods on shelves after the old ones are used or sold
To add new parts or fix something so it works again
To give new machines or tools to a place after replacing old ones
To give people, money, or equipment to a project
To give someone new tools or equipment for a task
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reprovision is made of re- meaning 'again' and provision meaning 'supply' or 'needed goods'. So to reprovision is to 'supply again', like restocking food and water or giving equipment the services it needs.