equip

/iˈkwɪp/

/ɪˈkwɪp/

Other forms: equipped; equipping; equips

To equip means to provide something needed for a particular purpose. If you’re planning a trip to the Arctic, you should equip yourself with warm clothes, tents, and two-way radios.

You might want to equip someone with an ice axe for ice climbing and a diving watch for underwater excursions. The ice axe or the diving watch is their equipment. Equip can also be used in a more figurative sense. If you are supposed to write computer programs but have never worked with a computer, you might say that you are not equipped for that. On a really bad day, it might feel like people are not equipped to deal with each other politely.

Definitions of equip

1. verb

   provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
   “The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities”

   synonyms: fit, fit out, outfit

   types:

   rig, set, set up

   equip with sails or masts

   mechanise, mechanize, motorise, motorize

   equip with armed and armored motor vehicles

   fuse

   equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse

   collar

   furnish with a collar

   spur

   equip with spurs

   fin

   equip (a car) with fins

   motorize

   equip with a motor

   motorize

   equip with a motor vehicle

   stock

   equip with a stock

   horseshoe

   equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes

   turn out

   outfit or equip, as with accessories

   instrument

   equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling

   muzzle

   fit with a muzzle

   kit, kit out, kit up

   supply with a set of articles or tools

   appoint

   furnish

   re-equip, rejig

   re-equip a factory or plant

   refit

   fit out again

   armor, armour

   equip with armor

   accouter, accoutre

   provide with military equipment

   wire

   provide with electrical circuits

   shaft

   equip with a shaft

   spar

   furnish with spars

   stave

   furnish with staves

   adorn, clothe, invest

   furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

   commission

   put into commission; equip for service; of ships

   rewire

   provide with new wiring

   type of:

   furnish, provide, render, supply

   give something useful or necessary to
2. verb

   provide with abilities or understanding
   “She was never equipped to be a dancer”

   type of:

   enable

   render capable or able for some task