equip
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equip
- /ɪˈkwɪp/
- [ɪˈkʰwɪp]
- /əˈkwɪp/
- [əˈkʰwɪp]
Rhymes with -ɪp
Where it comes from
From 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.
verb equips · equipping · equipped · equipt
- To 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.
- To 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.
- To prepare (someone) with a skill. I'm sorry, but I don't feel equipped to answer that kinda question yet.
- To 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.
noun
- Equipment (carried by a game character).
