accoutre

verb ac·cou·tre \ə-ˈkü-tər\

ac·cou·tred or ac·cou·teredac·cou·tring or ac·cou·ter·ing\-ˈkü-tə-riŋ, -ˈkü-triŋ\

Definition of ACCOUTRE

transitive verb

: to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit

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Variants of ACCOUTRE

ac·cou·tre or ac·cou·ter \ə-ˈkü-tər\

Origin of ACCOUTRE

French accoutrer, from Middle French acoustrer, from a- + costure seam, from Vulgar Latin *consutura — more at couture

First Known Use: 1596

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Synonyms: furnish (or accouter), equip, fit (out), gird, kit (up or out) [chiefly British], outfit, provision, rig, supply

Synonym Discussion of ACCOUTRE

furnish, equip, outfit, appoint, accoutre mean to supply one with what is needed. furnish implies the provision of any or all essentials for performing a function <a sparsely furnished apartment>. equip suggests the provision of something making for efficiency in action or use <a fully equipped kitchen>. outfit implies provision of a complete list or set of articles as for a journey, an expedition, or a special occupation <outfitted the family for a ski trip>. appoint implies provision of complete and usually elegant or elaborate equipment or furnishings <a lavishly appointed apartment>. accoutre suggests the supplying of personal dress or equipment for a special activity <fully accoutred members of a polar expedition>.

Rhymes with ACCOUTRE

commuter, computer, confuter, crapshooter, diluter, disputer, freebooter, hip shooter, jump shooter, peashooter, polluter, recruiter, refuter, saluter, sharpshooter, six-shooter, square shooter, straight shooter, trapshooter, two-suiter, uprooter, zoot-suiter

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