accoutre

verb

ə-ˈkü-tər How to pronounce accoutre (audio)
variants or accouter
Definition of accoutrenext
as in to furnish
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity hikers accoutred with walking sticks, water bottles, trail maps, and compasses

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How does the verb accoutre contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of accoutre are appoint, equip, furnish, and outfit. While all these words mean "to supply one with what is needed," accoutre suggests the supplying of personal dress or equipment for a special activity.

fully accoutred members of a polar expedition

When would appoint be a good substitute for accoutre?

The meanings of appoint and accoutre largely overlap; however, appoint implies provision of complete and usually elegant or elaborate equipment or furnishings.

a lavishly appointed apartment

When could equip be used to replace accoutre?

The synonyms equip and accoutre are sometimes interchangeable, but equip suggests the provision of something making for efficiency in action or use.

a fully equipped kitchen

In what contexts can furnish take the place of accoutre?

The words furnish and accoutre can be used in similar contexts, but furnish implies the provision of any or all essentials for performing a function.

a sparsely furnished apartment

When is it sensible to use outfit instead of accoutre?

While in some cases nearly identical to accoutre, 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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accoutre
  1. furnish
  2. equip
  3. supply
  4. outfit
Verb
  • There are also deals on matching furniture sets that take the guesswork out of furnishing a deck, patio, or backyard.
    — Isabel Garcia, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Rooms, furnished in timelessly elegant style, start at 459 Canadian dollars, or about $321, for a double in winter.
    — Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of furnish
Verb
  • The shift from demanding certainty to seeking understanding equips leaders to adapt to an unpredictable world.
    — Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Project 713, a 195-foot superyacht with a blue-gray hull, is the first vessel from the company to be equipped with solar cells for power, alongside its diesel-electric main propulsion.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of equip
Verb
  • My own writing since then has sketched out some of the consequences of its fiscal crisis for operations and provided a history of the budget plans and projections that its leadership has supplied to its trustees and, by extension, to the ratings agencies.
    — Clifford Ando, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In addition to serving its retail locations, Express Kitchens supplies cabinets for the country’s largest residential property developers such Toll Brothers and Winn Management, as well as Home Depot.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of supply
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  • From there, her corpse is outfitted in this burial veil with the speed usually reserved for containing a biohazard.
    — Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The trio outfitted a white Ford F-150 pickup, fully customized to match the federal K-9 unit.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of outfit
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