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accouter

ac·cou·ter [ ə ktər ] (past and past participle ac·cou·tered, present participle ac·cou·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular ac·cou·ters) or ac·cou·tre [ ə ktər ] (past and past participle ac·cou·tred, present participle ac·cou·tring, 3rd person present singular ac·cou·tres)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
equip: to equip and clothe somebody, especially for military purposes

[Mid-16th century. < French accoutrer "equip with something, especially clothes" < assumed Latin consutura "sewn together" < sutura "sewn"]
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