Refit
[riː'fɪt] or [ri'fɪt]
Definition
(noun.) outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts).
(verb.) fit out again.
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Definition
(v. t.) To fit or prepare for use again; to repair; to restore after damage or decay; as, to refit a garment; to refit ships of war.
(v. t.) To fit out or supply a second time.
(v. i.) To obtain repairs or supplies; as, the fleet returned to refit.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Repair, fit anew.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Repair, rearrange, readjust, reprovide, reinstate, reorganize
ANT:Relegate, disuse, discard, disorganize, dismantle
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Definition
v.t. to fit or prepare again.—v.i. to repair damages.—ns. Refit′ Refit′ment.
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Examples
- After the long march by General Sheridan's cavalry over winter roads, it was necessary to rest and refit at White House. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It was well he did so; for Mr. Legree, having refitted Tom's handcuffs, proceeded deliberately to investigate the contents of his pockets. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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