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equip

1

[ ih-kwip ]

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.

    Synonyms: rig, outfit

  2. to provide with intellectual or emotional resources; prepare:

    Education and travel have equipped her to deal with all sorts of people.

  3. to dress; array:

    He equipped himself in all his finery.



equip.

2

abbreviation for

  1. equipment.

equip

/ ɪˈkwɪp /

verb

  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

  3. to dress out; attire
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • eˈquipper, noun
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Other Words From

  • e·quip·per noun
  • pre·e·quip verb (used with object) preequipped preequipping
  • re·e·quip verb (used with object) reequipped reequipping
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Word History and Origins

Origin of equip1

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)”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of equip1

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

See furnish.
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Example Sentences

Each cabinet holds A4 Hanging Files, and come equipped with key lock systems.

The 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.

From Fortune

This 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.

From Ozy

If we hope to change this cycle, we must equip ourselves with the tools to do so.

From Fortune

In September, Congress authorized the train-and-equip mission in Syria as part of a larger spending package.

Congress authorized the train-and-equip mission in mid-September, but two months later, recruitment has not even begun.

Irritated members of Congress say that the authorization of the train-and-equip mission is merely about optics.

Officials 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.

To equip a dull, respectable person with wings would be but to make a parody of an angel.

If you fail at some point, then arms enough to equip a brigade of Mexican rebels may cross the river to-night.

We have plenty of money saved to equip you, and maintain you well for a year or so; but after that you may require more.

Some, however, remained behind, to equip and despatch reinforcements as men continued to arrive asking to be enrolled.

It took years to train a legionnaire and a lot of money to equip an army and keep it in the field.

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