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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