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.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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