re-equip

UK/ɹiːɪˈkwɪp/

A form of reequip — To equip again; to provide with new equipment

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Meanings

verbre-equip (third-person singular simple present re-equips, present participle re-equipping, simple past and past participle re-equipped)

present singular third person re-equips · participle present re-equipping · participle past re-equipped · past re-equipped

  1. alternativeAlternative form of reequip.

    The principal locomotive workshops now in use are those of the former Rhymney Railway at Caerphilly, modernised and re-equipped to meet the requirements of the new regime.

    1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, pages 159, 161
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    A close-up of the new Swindon bogie as applied to the Queen Mother's saloon operated by the Western Region; the "Bristolian" train set has been re-equipped with this bogie.

    1961 July, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 389, photo caption

Synonyms & antonyms

verbre-equip a factory or plant

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rejig
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equipfitfit out
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From re- + equip.

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APA

re-equip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-equip

MLA

“re-equip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-equip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “re-equip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-equip.

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