OUTFIT (outfitted, outfitting)

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Irregular inflected forms: outfitted    , outfitting   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does outfit mean? 

• OUTFIT (noun)
  The noun OUTFIT has 3 senses:

1. any cohesive unit such as a military company

2. a set of clothing (with accessories)

3. gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose

  Familiarity information: OUTFIT used as a noun is uncommon.

• OUTFIT (verb)
  The verb OUTFIT has 1 sense:

1. provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose

  Familiarity information: OUTFIT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OUTFIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any cohesive unit such as a military company

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("outfit" is a kind of...):

social unit; unit (an organization regarded as part of a larger social group)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A set of clothing (with accessories)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

getup; outfit; rig; turnout

Context example:

his getup was exceedingly elegant

Hypernyms ("outfit" is a kind of...):

attire; dress; garb (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "outfit"):

bib-and-tucker (an attractive outfit)

ensemble (a coordinated outfit (set of clothing))

playsuit (a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse)

trousseau (the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens)

Derivation:

outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

kit; outfit

Hypernyms ("outfit" is a kind of...):

appurtenance; gear; paraphernalia (equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "outfit"):

first-aid kit (kit consisting of a set of bandages and medicines for giving first aid)

layette (kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby)

mess kit (kit containing a metal dish and eating utensils; used by soldiers and campers)

sewing kit (a kit of articles used in sewing)

carpenter's kit; tool kit (a set of carpenter's tools)

Derivation:

outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)

• OUTFIT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they outfit    ... he / she / it outfits   
Past simple: outfitted   
Past participle: outfitted   
-ing form: outfitting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

equip; fit; fit out; outfit

Context example:

The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities

Hypernyms (to "outfit" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "outfit"):

kit; kit out; kit up (supply with a set of articles or tools)

commission (put into commission; equip for service; of ships)

appoint (furnish)

re-equip; rejig (re-equip a factory or plant)

refit (fit out again)

armor; armour (equip with armor)

accouter; accoutre (provide with military equipment)

wire (provide with electrical circuits)

shaft (equip with a shaft)

spar (furnish with spars)

stave (furnish with staves)

adorn; clothe; invest (furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors)

muzzle (fit with a muzzle)

instrument (equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling)

turn out (outfit or equip, as with accessories)

horseshoe (equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes)

stock (equip with a stock)

motorize (equip with a motor vehicle)

motorize (equip with a motor)

fin (equip (a car) with fins)

spur (equip with spurs)

collar (furnish with a collar)

fuse (equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse)

mechanise; mechanize; motorise; motorize (equip with armed and armored motor vehicles)

rig; set; set up (equip with sails or masts)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

Derivation:

outfit (gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose)

outfit (a set of clothing (with accessories))

outfitter (someone who sells men's clothes)

outfitting (the act of renovating and fitting out a ship)

 Context examples 

Each had put an equal share of capital into the outfitting, and the profits were to be divided equally.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Furthermore, the sled was of some service, for it carried nearly two hundred pounds of outfit and food.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

To better understand the formation and evolution of polynyas, the scientists collected data from satellite images of sea ice cover, robotic drifters, and seals outfitted with sensors.

(Data from robotic drifters explain mysterious holes in Antarctic sea ice, National Science Foundation)

Hal and his sister and brother-in-law listened unwillingly, pitched tent, and overhauled the outfit.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

Choose a flattering new outfit and perhaps a new perfume (or cologne if you are a man).

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

In the meantime he might be getting an outfit.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Ned Moffat had just married Sallie Gardiner, and Meg couldn't help contrasting their fine house and carriage, many gifts, and splendid outfit with her own, and secretly wishing she could have the same.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

We proposed that the family should have their passage and their outfit, and a hundred pounds; and that Mr. Micawber's arrangement for the repayment of the advances should be gravely entered into, as it might be wholesome for him to suppose himself under that responsibility.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

In order to shorten heat time and heat the entire battery at a uniform temperature, Wang and colleagues outfitted a lithium ion battery design with a self-heating nickel structure that preheats in less than thirty seconds.

(Modern Battery Design Can Charge Electric Car in 10 Minutes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

What about your outfit?

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)