Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-koo-ter]
- /əˈku tər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-koo-ter]
- /əˈku tər/
Definitions of accouter word
- verb transitive accouter to outfit; equip, esp. for military service 3
- verb with object accouter to equip or outfit, especially with military clothes, equipment, etc. 1
- noun accouter (transitive) To furnish with dress or equipments, especially those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array. 1
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Origin of accouter
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; earlier accou(s)tre < French accoutrer, Old French acou(s)trer to arrange, accommodate, equip, perhaps < Vulgar Latin *accō(n)s(ū)tūrāre to sew together, mend (see ac-, couture), though loss of 2nd -ū- is unexplained
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Parts of speech for Accouter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
accouter popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
accouter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for accouter
verb accouter
- gear — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- fit — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- supply — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- outfit — an assemblage of articles that equip a person for a particular task, role, trade, etc.: an explorer's outfit.
- attire — Your attire is the clothes you are wearing.
Antonyms for accouter
verb accouter
- unclothe — to strip of clothes.
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