equip
1equip — 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… …
2equip — equip; equip·ment; equip·per; re·equip; …
3Equip — 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… …
4equip — index bear (yield), bestow, clothe, contribute (supply), fund, furnish, give ( …
5equip — 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 …
6equip — *furnish, outfit, appoint, accouter, arm Contrasted words: divest, dismantle, denude, *strip: despoil, spoliate, *ravage …
7equip — has inflected forms equipped, equipping. The noun form is equipment …
8equip — [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,… …
9equip — ► 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 …
10equip — 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… …
