equip.

¹

abbreviation

1. equipment.

equip

²

[ih-kwip]

verb (used with object)

equipped, equipping 

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

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• equipper noun
• preequip verb (used with object)
• reequip verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

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)”

Word History and Origins

Origin of equip.¹

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

Synonym Study

See furnish.

Example Sentences

Mr. Gennari, who grew up in Lenox—a little too late for the splendors of Music Inn, except as a point of community pride—is perfectly equipped to tell this tale.

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Saudi jets could be equipped with downgraded avionics, reduced flight performance or range, limited weapons packages, hidden IFF transmitters and so forth.

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Staff working on the construction designs for the Red Sea Project say hotel rooms in various resorts will be equipped with elaborate minibars.

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He began as a service chief dealing with training and equipping soldiers and is now key to international negotiations.

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With data centers gobbling up chips of all kinds, the companies that equip the chip makers are set to profit, according to UBS.

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Related Words

• adorn 
• arm 
• deck out 
• decorate 
• dress 
• endow 
• furnish 
• gear 
• prepare 
• provide 
• qualify 
• rig 
• set up 
• supply