equip

Equip is defined as to provide necessary items, training, etc. for a certain purpose.

(verb)

An example of equip is to give laptops to new students for their studies.

See equip in Webster's New World College Dictionary

Origin: Fr équiper < OFr esquiper, to embark, put out to sea, prob. < ON skipa, to arrange, make ready < skip, ship

equipment

See equip in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb e·quipped, e·quip·ping, e·quips

a. To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions.
b. To furnish with the qualities necessary for performance: an education that will equip you to handle such problems. See Synonyms at furnish.
To dress up.

Origin:

Origin: French équiper

Origin: , from Old French esquiper

Origin: , of Germanic origin

Origin: ; akin to Old Norse skipa (from skip, ship)

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