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REFIT
refit
(noun) outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)
refit
(verb) fit out again
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
refit (plural refits)
The process of having something fitted again, repaired or restored.
Verb
refit (third-person singular simple present refits, present participle refitting, simple past and past participle refitted)
(transitive) To fit again; to put back into its place.
(transitive) To prepare for use again; to repair or restore.
(transitive) To fit out or supply again (with something).
(intransitive, nautical) To prepare a vessel for use again (e.g. by replenishing depleted supplies or doing maintenance or repair work); (of a vessel) to be prepared for use again.
Anagrams
• freit, treif, trife
Source: Wiktionary
Re*fit" (r*ft"), v. t.
1. 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. Macaulay.
2. To fit out or supply a second time.
Re*fit", v. i.
Definition: To obtain repairs or supplies; as, the fleet returned to refit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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