equip

[ih-kwip]

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

to furnish or provide with whatever 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 dress; array: He equipped himself in all his finery.

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

Origin of equip

1515–25; < Middle French equiper, Old French esquiper to fit out, equip, probably < Old Norse skipa to put in order, arrange, man (a ship)

Related formse·quip·per, nouno·ver·e·quipped, adjectivepre·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.un·e·quipped, adjectivewell-e·quipped, adjective

Synonyms for equip

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1. outfit, rig. See furnish.

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Related Words for well-equipped

luxurious, well-furnished

Examples from the Web for well-equipped

Contemporary Examples of well-equipped

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Historical Examples of well-equipped

The South is the field for well-equipped colored physicians.
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As much must be said of the Beetles well-equipped for pedestrian escape.
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This was the first evening I spent as a well-equipped traveller.
rminius Vambry, his life and adventures
rminius Vambry
They had no well-equipped commissary like that with which an army is provided.
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At Mammoth is a well-equipped hospital with skilled personnel.
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British Dictionary definitions for well-equipped

well-equipped

adjective (well equipped when postpositive)

having sufficient equipment, supplies, or abilities

equip

verb equips, equipping or equipped (tr)

to furnish with (necessary supplies, etc)

(usually passive) to provide with abilities, understanding, etcher son was never equipped to be a scholar

to dress out; attire

Derived Formsequipper, noun

Word Origin for 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

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Word Origin and History for well-equipped

equip

1520s, from Middle French équiper "to fit out," from Old French esquiper "fit out a ship" (12c.), probably from Old Norse skipa "fit out a ship," from skip "ship" (see ship (n.)). Related: Equipped; equipping. Spanish and Portuguese esquipar are from French.