equip
to supply with whatever gear or apparatus is needed for use or for any undertaking; fit out, as a ship or army: They spent several thousand dollars to equip their boat.
to provide with intellectual or emotional resources; prepare: Education and travel have equipped her to deal with all sorts of people.
to dress; array: He equipped himself in all his finery.
Origin of equip
1synonym study For equip
Other words for equip
Other words from equip
- e·quip·per, noun
- pre·e·quip, verb (used with object), pre·e·quipped, pre·e·quip·ping.
- re·e·quip, verb (used with object), re·e·quipped, re·e·quip·ping.
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equipment.
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How to use equip in a sentence
Each cabinet holds A4 Hanging Files, and come equipped with key lock systems.
Great filing cabinets for your home office | PopSci Commerce Team | September 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe moment when cybersecurity experts would have to worry about quantum computer-equipped hackers seemed a long way off—at least a quarter century by some estimates—and there were far more pressing threats.
Quantum computers threaten to end digital security. Here’s what’s being done about it | Jeremy Kahn | September 11, 2020 | FortuneThis tube is equipped with three EVA foam seating pads, neoprene handles, and a “kwik-connect” system for an easy hook-up.
The answer is to fund their training and make sure that they are equipped with the things that they need to be able to handle situations in a better way.
If we hope to change this cycle, we must equip ourselves with the tools to do so.
Why some senior officers are making it harder for police departments to fight racism | matthewheimer | August 26, 2020 | Fortune
In September, Congress authorized the train-and-equip mission in Syria as part of a larger spending package.
U.S. Hasn’t Even Started Training Rebel Army to Fight ISIS | Tim Mak | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCongress authorized the train-and-equip mission in mid-September, but two months later, recruitment has not even begun.
U.S. Hasn’t Even Started Training Rebel Army to Fight ISIS | Tim Mak | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIrritated members of Congress say that the authorization of the train-and-equip mission is merely about optics.
U.S. Hasn’t Even Started Training Rebel Army to Fight ISIS | Tim Mak | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOfficials and experts acknowledge that the plan to train and equip a new rebel army from scratch will take years.
He then called on Congress to authorize a program to train and equip 5,000 rebels per year in Saudi Arabia, which they did.
Exclusive: America’s Allies Almost Bombed in Syrian Airstrikes | Josh Rogin | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo equip a dull, respectable person with wings would be but to make a parody of an angel.
The Pocket R.L.S. | Robert Louis StevensonIf you fail at some point, then arms enough to equip a brigade of Mexican rebels may cross the river to-night.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants | H. Irving HancockWe have plenty of money saved to equip you, and maintain you well for a year or so; but after that you may require more.
The Children of the New Forest | Captain MarryatSome, however, remained behind, to equip and despatch reinforcements as men continued to arrive asking to be enrolled.
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado | Frank AubreyIt took years to train a legionnaire and a lot of money to equip an army and keep it in the field.
Security | Poul William Anderson
British Dictionary definitions for equip
/ (ɪˈkwɪp) /
to furnish with (necessary supplies, etc)
(usually passive) to provide with abilities, understanding, etc: her son was never equipped to be a scholar
to dress out; attire
Origin of equip
1Derived forms of equip
- equipper, noun
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