Equip Definition
ĭ-kwĭp
equipped, equipping, equips
verb
equipped, equipping, equips
To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions.
American Heritage
To provide with what is needed; outfit.
Troops equipped for battle.
Webster's New World
To furnish (someone) with the qualities necessary for performance; prepare.
An education that will equip you to handle such problems.
American Heritage
To prepare by training, instruction, etc.
Webster's New World
To dress (oneself) for a certain purpose.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
Equipment.
Webster's New World
noun
(law) Abbreviation of equipment.
Wiktionary
Origin of Equip
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From French équiper (“to supply, fit out”), originally said of a ship, Old French esquiper (“to embark”); of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic (skip, “ship”). Compare with Old High German scif, German Schiff, Icelandic skip, Old English scip "ship", Old Norse skipja "to fit out a ship". See ship.
From Wiktionary
French équiper from Old French esquiper of Germanic origin Old Norse skipa (from skip ship)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Meanings of its derivative "equipage" may have been influenced by Latin equus = "horse".
From Wiktionary
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