Antonyms for suit up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : soot

Phonetic Transcription : sut

Definition of suit up

Origin : c.1300, "attendance at court, the company attending," also their livery or uniform, via Anglo-French siwte, from Old French suitte "attendance, act of following," from Gallo-Romance *sequita, fem. of *sequitus, from Latin secutus, past participle of sequi "to attend, follow" (see sequel).
Meaning "application to a court for justice, lawsuit" is first recorded early 15c. Meaning "set of clothes to be worn together" is attested from early 15c., from notion of the livery or uniform of court attendants. As a derisive term for "businessman," it dates from 1979. Meaning "set of playing cards bearing the same symbol" is first attested 1520s, also from the notion of livery. Hence, to follow suit (1670s), which is from card playing.

As in array : verb dress in fine clothes
As in attire : verb clothe
As in wear : verb be clothed in
As in clothe : verb cover with apparel
As in dress : verb put on clothing
As in garb : verb fit with clothes

Example sentences :

The guide played it straight, told us exactly how to suit up.
Extract from : « Question of Comfort » by Les Collins

All personnel are advised to suit up, strap down and hang on.
Extract from : « Where I Wasn't Going » by Walt Richmond

Told us we were about to pile into the station and for us to suit up and get out.
Extract from : « Danger in Deep Space » by Carey Rockwell

"Go below and suit up to go into the reaction chamber," he ordered.
Extract from : « Danger in Deep Space » by Carey Rockwell

Then some one was sought who would take the suit up, but no one was ready to do that.
Extract from : « The story of Burnt Njal » by Anonymous

Now Gunnar tells them the whole story of the suit up to that time.
Extract from : « The story of Burnt Njal » by Anonymous

Mr. Wilmarth went to Canada for that deliberate purpose, and urged his suit up to the very last day of Mr. St. Vincent's life.
Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

James pulled the heavy folds of the suit up around Ross's body and held it while Ross extended his arms into the sleeve sections.
Extract from : « Homesick » by Lyn Venable

A light delivery truck stopped in the road and a young man carried a suit up to the house.
Extract from : « Detectives, Inc. » by William Heyliger

He said the judge had said he must take enough of our cattle and horses to pay all it had cost for the suit up in San Francisco.
Extract from : « Ramona » by Helen Hunt Jackson

Synonyms for suit up

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