equip

equip
e|quip [ıˈkwıp] v past tense and past participle equipped present participle equipping [T]
[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: équiper, probably from Old Norse skipa 'to make ready a ship', from skip 'ship']
1.) to provide a person or place with the things that are needed for a particular kind of activity or work
equip sb/sth with sth
They spent a lot of money equipping the school with new computers.
He equipped himself with a hammer and nails.
be equipped with sth
The rooms are equipped with video cameras.
be equipped to do sth
The emergency services are equipped to deal with disasters of this kind.
well/poorly/fully etc equipped
a well equipped hospital
2.) to give someone the information and skills that they need to do something
equip sb with sth
We equip students with the skills they will need once they leave college.
equip sb for sth
training that will equip you for the job
equip sb to do sth
We must equip young teachers to deal with difficult children.

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  • equip — UK US /ɪˈkwɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to give someone or something the tools and equipment they need to do a job: »A company spokesman said it would not be equipping the new $2.5 billion plant until business conditions improve. equip sb/sth with sth… …   Financial and business terms

  • equip — equip; equip·ment; equip·per; re·equip; …   English syllables

  • Equip — E*quip , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Equipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Equipping}.] [F. [ e]quiper to supply, fit out, orig. said of a ship, OF. esquiper to embark; of German origin; cf. OHG. scif, G. schiff, Icel. skip, AS. scip. See {Ship}.] 1. To furnish… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • equip — index bear (yield), bestow, clothe, contribute (supply), fund, furnish, give ( …   Law dictionary

  • equip — 1520s, from M.Fr. équiper to fit out, from O.Fr. esquiper fit out a ship (12c.), probably from O.N. skipa fit out a ship, from skip ship (see SHIP (Cf. ship) (n.)). Related: Equipped; equipping. Sp., Port. esquipar are from French …   Etymology dictionary

  • equip — *furnish, outfit, appoint, accouter, arm Contrasted words: divest, dismantle, denude, *strip: despoil, spoliate, *ravage …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • equip — has inflected forms equipped, equipping. The noun form is equipment …   Modern English usage

  • equip — [v] make ready with supplies accouter, adorn, appoint, arm, array, attire, deck, deck out*, decorate, dress, endow, feather nest*, fit out, fix up, furnish, gear, gear up*, heel*, implement, line nest*, man, outfit, prep*, prepare, provide,… …   New thesaurus

  • equip — ► VERB (equipped, equipping) 1) supply with the items needed for a purpose. 2) prepare (someone) mentally for a situation or task. ORIGIN French équiper, probably from an Old Norse word meaning to man a ship …   English terms dictionary

  • equip — equip1 [ē kwip′, ikwip′] vt. equipped, equipping [Fr équiper < OFr esquiper, to embark, put out to sea, prob. < ON skipa, to arrange, make ready < skip, SHIP] 1. to provide with what is needed; outfit [troops equipped for battle] 2. to… …   English World dictionary

  • equip */*/ — UK [ɪˈkwɪp] / US verb [transitive] Word forms equip : present tense I/you/we/they equip he/she/it equips present participle equipping past tense equipped past participle equipped 1) to provide a person, object, or place with the things that they… …   English dictionary

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