/ɪˈkwɪp/, /ɛˈk(j)up/
OriginFrom French équiper (“to supply, fit out”), originally said of a ship, Old French esquiper (“to embark”); of Germanic origin, most probably from Old Norse skipa (“to man (a ship)”), from Proto-Germanic *skipōną (“to ship, sail, embark”).
Compare with Middle High German schipfen, German schiffern, Icelandic skipa, Old English scipian. Doublet of ship.
- transitiveTo supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).
“1698-1699, Edmund Ludlow, Memoirs
Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet.”
“A semicircular plate, with the numbers in multiples of five up to thirty miles an hour, is equipped with a pointer, which indicates accurately the speed of the car.”
“Some of those neighbors will also have Meraki boxes that serve as repeaters, relaying the signal still farther to more neighbors. The company equips its boxes with software that maintains a “mesh netw”
- transitiveTo dress up; to array; to clothe.
“The country are led astray in following the town, and equipped in a ridiculous habit, when they fancy themselves in the height of the mode.”
- transitiveTo prepare (someone) with a skill.
“I'm sorry, but I don't feel equipped to answer that kinda question yet.”
“it is no more than proper that you should equip us with a vessel in which to pursue the journey which you interrupted”
“Already in the primary school work is conducted for the purpose of equipping the pupils with those elements of general knowledge which are closely related to the military preparation of future warrior”
- transitiveTo equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.
“Take it down from a distance with a magic spell, or equip your sword and attack it at close range.”
- slang, uncountableEquipment (carried by a game character).
Formsequips(present, singular, third-person) · equipping(participle, present) · equipped(past) · equipped(participle, past) · equipt(archaic, participle, past)