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refit

American  
[ree-fit] / riˈfɪt /

verb (used with object)

refits, present (3rd person singular) refitted, past participle, past refitting present participle
  1. to fit, prepare, or equip again.


verb (used without object)

refits, present (3rd person singular) refitted, past participle, past refitting present participle
  1. to renew supplies or equipment.

  2. to get refitted.

noun

  1. an act of refitting.

refit British  

verb

  1. to make or be made ready for use again by repairing, re-equipping, or resupplying

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a repair or re-equipping, as of a ship, for further use

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of refit

First recorded in 1660–70; re- + fit 1

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Another strength of the Chinese is that they are able to retool and refit their refineries much quicker to treat different grades of crude.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

China's central government allocated funds to refit stoves, but subsidies faded after three years and additional aid has drastically declined, local media reported this week.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

Aurora is currently in Rotterdam in the Netherlands as its refit continues.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025

He even hired an architect named Peter de Vries to help design plans for the refit of the new barge so that it could sail to the Saya de Malha Bank and survive there.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

His girth required Donal Noye to take apart a mail hauberk and refit it with leather panels at the sides.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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