to fit out

Examples

• All

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

  Gumby: The Movie (1995)

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

  The Unforgiven (1960)

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

  Gumby: The Movie (1995)

• 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

D

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

E

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

F

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

C

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

O

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

G

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

K

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

A

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

R

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

E

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

T

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

R

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

D

to deprive

198 3.2

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

D

to disarm

93 3.9

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

S

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

Morphology

Etymology