equip

[ ih-kwip ]

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verb (used with object),e·quipped, e·quip·ping.

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

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

1	outfit, rig

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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.

Other definitions for equip. (2 of 2)

equip.

abbreviation

equipment.

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How to use equip in a sentence

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 BEAST
Congress 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 BEAST
Irritated 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 BEAST
Officials and experts acknowledge that the plan to train and equip a new rebel army from scratch will take years.
No Syrian Rebels Allowed at ISIS War Conference | Josh Rogin | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
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 BEAST

To equip a dull, respectable person with wings would be but to make a parody of an angel.
The Pocket R.L.S. | Robert Louis Stevenson
If 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 Hancock
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.
The Children of the New Forest | Captain Marryat
Some, however, remained behind, to equip and despatch reinforcements as men continued to arrive asking to be enrolled.
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado | Frank Aubrey
It 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

equip

/ (ɪˈkwɪp) /

verbequips, equipping or equipped (tr)

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

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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