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to fit out

to fit out

1 4.2
To give a person or place the supplies needed for a specific purpose
  • phrasal verb
  • /fɪt aʊt/
translation icon : equipar
  • She decided to fit out her apartment with modern furniture to create a stylish atmosphere.
  • fit out a ship

Examples

  • But first, I’ll fit you out with a good suit of armor.

  • We're gonna fit you out in a fancy dress.

  • - Fit me out in a suit of armor, then.

  • Mister Fletcher, tell you what, you put down your deposit, we're gonna fit you one out.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • During World War II, she was taken over and fitted out by the Australian government as a troop transport.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Cyprian loaned me half a million to fit out these ships... I'm finished.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The club will fit out the players with new uniforms before the season starts.

  • After they raised enough funds, the team was ready to fit out their new research vessel.

Synonyms

to dress
vsto fit out
1.0

To put clothes on yourself or someone else

includes dressing but extends to supplying equipment and furnishings for a purpose
to equip
vsto fit out
276 3.2

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

focuses more on physical clothing, equipment, and furnishings rather than skills
to fit
vsto fit out
127 1.6

To give someone the equipment they need for a certain purpose

adds clothing and furnishings as well as other needed items for a purpose
to clothe
vsto fit out
19 3.2

To put clothes on someone or cover their body with clothes

is broader because it also supplies equipment and room furnishings for purpose
to outfit
vsto fit out
13 3.7

To give someone clothes or equipment for a particular purpose

is broader, also including furnishings and other necessary items for purpose
to garb
vsto fit out
2 7.9

To dress someone in clothes of a special type

focuses less on style and more on supplying everything needed for a purpose
to kit out
vsto fit out
  • UK
1 4.2

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

extends that idea to include furnishings and broader provision for a purpose
to apparel
vsto fit out
  • Formal
1 7.2

To put clothes on someone

has wider scope, including equipment and furnishings as well as garments
to rig out
vsto fit out
7.4

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

also covers providing clothing and interior items, not only accessories or tools
to enclothe
vsto fit out
  • Archaic
9.9

To put clothes on a person or thing

includes that action but also equips with tools and furnishings for a purpose
to tog
vsto fit out
  • UK
9.9

To put clothes on someone, often in a special way for warmth

uses a broader idea that covers clothing plus equipment and furnishings
to raiment
vsto fit out
  • Archaic
9.9

To put clothes on someone

is the modern, wider practice of supplying clothes, equipment, and furnishings

Antonyms

198 3.2

To take something important away from someone or stop them having it

93 3.9

To take weapons from a person or group so they cannot use them

to strip
  • NSFW
63 3.4

Take off most or all clothes

How Equipped

to equip
276 3.2
to fit out
1 4.2
to provide
1.5

Surface Forms

fit out infinitive
fitted out past
fitted out past participle
fitting out present participle
fits out third person singular

Morphology

fit + out

The meaning 'to provide/equip' is partially derivable because 'fit' (make suitable/prepare) plus the particle 'out' (with a sense of supplying or completing) points toward provisioning or outfitting. However, many B1 learners mainly know 'fit' as 'be the right size' and may not automatically map 'fit + out' to 'equip', so the specific sense is only partly predictable without prior exposure.

Etymology

Fit out may come from old sailors who would fit a ship out with clothes, tools and supplies before a long voyage, making it fully ready to go. That's why fit out now means 'to provide someone or something with the necessary clothes, equipment, or furnishings'.