equip

[ ih-kwip ]
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verb (used with object),e·quipped, e·quip·ping.
  1. 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.

  2. to provide with intellectual or emotional resources; prepare: Education and travel have equipped her to deal with all sorts of people.

  1. to dress; array: He equipped himself in all his finery.

Origin of equip

1
First recorded in 1515–25; from Middle French equiper, Old French esquiper “to fit out, equip,” probably from Old Norse skipa “to put in order, arrange, man (a ship)”

synonym study For equip

1. See furnish.

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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Other definitions for equip. (2 of 2)

equip.

abbreviation
  1. equipment.

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How to use equip in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for equip

equip

/ (ɪˈkwɪp) /


verbequips, equipping or equipped (tr)
  1. to furnish with (necessary supplies, etc)

  2. (usually passive) to provide with abilities, understanding, etc: her son was never equipped to be a scholar

  1. to dress out; attire

Origin of equip

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C16: from Old French eschiper to embark, fit out (a ship), of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse skipa to put in order, skip ship

Derived forms of equip

  • equipper, noun

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