| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To make or become suitable to a particular situation or use: acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, adjust, conform, fashion, reconcile, square, suit, tailor. See CHANGE. 2. To be compatible or in correspondence: accord, agree, check, chime, comport with, conform, consist, correspond, harmonize, match, square, tally. Informal : jibe1. Archaic : quadrate. See AGREE. 3. To have a proper or suitable place: belong, go. See ORDER. 4. To be in keeping with: become, befit, conform, correspond, go with, match, suit. See AGREE. 5. To conform to another, especially in size and shape: dovetail. See AGREE. 6. To supply what is needed for some activity or purpose: accouter, appoint, equip, fit out or (up), furnish, gear, outfit, rig, turn out. See GIVE. 7. To cause to be ready, as for use, consumption, or a special purpose: fix, make, prepare, prime, ready. See PREPARED. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place: appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, correct, felicitous, fitting, happy, meet2, proper, right, tailor-made. See RIGHT. 2. Suited to one's end or purpose: appropriate, befitting, convenient, expedient, good, meet2, proper, suitable, tailor-made, useful. See AGREE, GOOD. 3. Satisfying certain requirements, as for selection: eligible, fitted, qualified, suitable, worthy. See ABILITY. 4. Having good health: hale, healthful, healthy, hearty, right, sound2, well2, whole, wholesome. Idioms: fit as a fiddle, hale and hearty, in fine fettle. See HEALTH. 5. Consistent with prevailing or accepted standards or circumstances: appropriate, deserved, due, fitting, just, merited, proper, right, rightful, suitable. See RIGHT. | | PHRASAL VERB: | fit out To supply what is needed for some activity or purpose: accouter, appoint, equip, fit1, furnish, gear, outfit, rig, turn out. See GIVE.
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