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OUTFIT

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Irregular inflected forms: outfitted    , outfitting   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

kit; outfit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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"):

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

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)

Derivation:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

A set of clothing (with accessories)

Example:

his getup was exceedingly elegant

Synonyms:

getup; outfit; rig; turnout

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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:

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)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose

Example:

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

Synonyms:

equip; fit; fit out; outfit

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

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)

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)

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

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)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The fourth engineer and the three oilers, after a warm interview with Wolf Larsen, were furnished with outfits from the slop-chests, assigned places under the hunters in the various boats and watches on the vessel, and bundled forward into the forecastle.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Vanessa Hull, a doctoral student at MSU's Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS), has been living off and on for seven years in the Wolong Nature Reserve, most recently tracking pandas that she has outfitted with GPS collars.

(Belly up to the bamboo buffet: Pandas vs. horses, NSF)

I say, 'No, my canoe very small. There is no room for outfit.'

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

The capsized sled ground over him, and the dogs dashed on up the street, adding to the gayety of Skaguay as they scattered the remainder of the outfit along its chief thoroughfare.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

Inside this circle he crouched, his sleeping outfit under him as a protection against the melting snow.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Very particularly would I thank Senhor Penalosa and other officials of the Brazilian Government for the special arrangements by which we were helped upon our way, and Senhor Pereira of Para, to whose forethought we owe the complete outfit for a decent appearance in the civilized world which we found ready for us at that town.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I'm sure it's the least I can do when you have been so kind, lending me things and helping me get ready, said Meg, glancing round the room at the very simple outfit, which seemed nearly perfect in their eyes.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

My aunt took so kindly to the notion, that some ready-made clothes, which were purchased for me that afternoon, were marked Trotwood Copperfield, in her own handwriting, and in indelible marking-ink, before I put them on; and it was settled that all the other clothes which were ordered to be made for me (a complete outfit was bespoke that afternoon) should be marked in the same way.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

There is one man with that outfit, and I see in the snow that he is not strong. He, too, has not enough to eat.

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

This accomplished, the outfit, though cut in half, was still a formidable bulk.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)