equipped

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Variant of equip

equip definition

equip (ē kwip′, i-)

transitive verb equipped equipped′, equipping equip′·ping

  1. to provide with what is needed; outfit troops equipped for battle
  2. to prepare by training, instruction, etc.
  3. to dress (oneself) for a certain purpose

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

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equipped Synonyms

equipped

modif.

outfitted, furnished, supplied, rigged, rigged up, fitted, fitted out, arrayed, dressed, accoutered, assembled, readied, provided, implemented, decked, bedecked, clothed, appareled, appointed, completed, complemented, supplemented, set up, harnessed, armed, invested.

Antonyms unfurnished, stripped, bare.


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