- refit
- verb (refits, refitting, refitted) replace or repair machinery, equipment, and fittings in (a ship, building, etc.).noun an act of refitting.
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refit — re‧fit [ˌriːˈfɪt] verb refitted PTandPPX refitting PRESPARTX [transitive] to put a shop, factory etc in good condition by doing repairs and adding new equipment: • We refitted the plant last year. refit [ˈriːfɪt] noun [countable] … Financial and business terms
Refit — Re*fit (r?*f?t ), 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To fit out or supply a second time. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Refit — Re*fit , v. i. To obtain repairs or supplies; as, the fleet returned to refit. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
refit — index fix (repair), rehabilitate, renew (refurbish), renovate, repair, restore (renew) … Law dictionary
refit — 1660s, from RE (Cf. re ) again + FIT (Cf. fit) (v.). Originally nautical. Related: Refitted; refitting … Etymology dictionary
refit — ► VERB (refitted, refitting) ▪ replace or repair machinery, equipment, and fittings in (a ship, building, etc.). ► NOUN ▪ an act of refitting … English terms dictionary
refit — [rē fit′; ] also, and for n. usually [, rē′fit΄] vt., vi. refitted, refitting to make or be made ready or fit for use again, as by repairing, reequipping, or resupplying n. an act or instance of refitting … English World dictionary
refit — UK [riːˈfɪt] / US [ˌrɪˈfɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms refit : present tense I/you/we/they refit he/she/it refits present participle refitting past tense refitted past participle refitted to repair a room, building, or ship, or to… … English dictionary
refit — refits, refitting, refitted VERB: usu passive (The verb is pronounced [[t]ri͟ːfɪ̱t[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]ri͟ːfɪt[/t]].) When a ship is refitted, it is repaired or is given new parts, equipment, or furniture. [be V ed] During the war,… … English dictionary
refit — verb refitted, refitting (I, T) to make a ship ready to be used again, by doing repairs and putting in new machinery: We sailed into port to refit. refit / ri:fIt/ noun (C, U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
refit — contrefit refit … Dictionnaire des rimes
