accoutre


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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.]
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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]
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accoutre


Past participle: accoutred
Gerund: accoutring

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
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.accoutre - provide with military equipmentaccoutre - 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"
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accouter

or accoutre
verb
To supply what is needed for some activity or purpose:
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Dans le festival d'Imaachar, l'on [beaucoup moins que]plie les habits dont on s'est accoutre au niveau du ventre et du derriere-de telle sorte que ces parties du corps apparaissent gonflees et exagerees.
En arabe classique, en francais ou bien en dialecte algerien, la beaute de son message, merveilleusement accoutre, a trouve invariablement un echo positif aupres du public.