reprovisioned; reprovisioning
1
transitive : to supply (a person or thing) with provisions to replace those consumed
… shops ashore from which they could reprovision their boat. Cruising World
2
intransitive : to be supplied with provisions again : to obtain fresh provisions
Ships, mostly from New England and France and needing to reprovision after their hazardous passage around Cape Horn, anchored at Lahaina … J. Kingston Pierce

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of reprovision was in 1822

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“Reprovision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reprovision. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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