ac·cou·tre or ac·cou·ter (ə-ko͞o′tər) tr.v. ac·cou·tred ,
ac·cou·tring ,
ac·cou·tres or
ac·cou·tered or
ac·cou·ter·ing or
ac·cou·ters To outfit and equip, as for military duty.
[French accoutrer , from Old French acoustrer , arrange, equip : a- , to (from Latin ad- ; see ad- ) + coustrer , sew ; see couture .]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
accoutre (əˈkuːtə ) or accouter vb (Military) (tr; usually passive ) to provide with equipment or dress, esp military
[C16: from Old French accoustrer to equip with clothing, ultimately related to Latin consuere to sew together]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
accoutre Past participle: accoutredGerund: accoutringImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative accoutre accoutre
Present I accoutre you accoutre he/she/it accoutres we accoutre you accoutre they accoutre
Preterite I accoutred you accoutred he/she/it accoutred we accoutred you accoutred they accoutred
Present Continuous I am accoutring you are accoutring he/she/it is accoutring we are accoutring you are accoutring they are accoutring
Present Perfect I have accoutred you have accoutred he/she/it has accoutred we have accoutred you have accoutred they have accoutred
Past Continuous I was accoutring you were accoutring he/she/it was accoutring we were accoutring you were accoutring they were accoutring
Past Perfect I had accoutred you had accoutred he/she/it had accoutred we had accoutred you had accoutred they had accoutred
Future I will accoutre you will accoutre he/she/it will accoutre we will accoutre you will accoutre they will accoutre
Future Perfect I will have accoutred you will have accoutred he/she/it will have accoutred we will have accoutred you will have accoutred they will have accoutred
Future Continuous I will be accoutring you will be accoutring he/she/it will be accoutring we will be accoutring you will be accoutring they will be accoutring
Present Perfect Continuous I have been accoutring you have been accoutring he/she/it has been accoutring we have been accoutring you have been accoutring they have been accoutring
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been accoutring you will have been accoutring he/she/it will have been accoutring we will have been accoutring you will have been accoutring they will have been accoutring
Past Perfect Continuous I had been accoutring you had been accoutring he/she/it had been accoutring we had been accoutring you had been accoutring they had been accoutring
Conditional I would accoutre you would accoutre he/she/it would accoutre we would accoutre you would accoutre they would accoutre
Past Conditional I would have accoutred you would have accoutred he/she/it would have accoutred we would have accoutred you would have accoutred they would have accoutred
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. accoutre - provide with military equipment equip ,
fit out ,
outfit ,
fit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
accouter or accoutreverb To supply what is needed for some activity or purpose:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.