equip

verb

\ i-ˈkwip

equipped; equipping

Definition of equip

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to furnish for service or action by appropriate provisioning equip an army

2 : dress, array

3 : to make ready : prepare wasn't equipped to handle the pressures of the job

equip

abbreviation

Definition of equip (Entry 2 of 2)

equipment

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Verb

furnish, equip, outfit, appoint, accoutre mean to supply one with what is needed. furnish implies the provision of any or all essentials for performing a function. a sparsely furnished apartment equip suggests the provision of something making for efficiency in action or use. a fully equipped kitchen outfit implies provision of a complete list or set of articles as for a journey, an expedition, or a special occupation. outfitted the family for a ski trip appoint implies provision of complete and usually elegant or elaborate equipment or furnishings. a lavishly appointed apartment accoutre suggests the supplying of personal dress or equipment for a special activity. fully accoutred members of a polar expedition

Examples of equip in a Sentence

Verb

More money was needed to train and equip the troops. Equipped with a hoe and a shovel, I headed for the garden. Her training has equipped her to deal with emergencies. She is well-equipped to deal with emergencies. Those students are not equipped for the challenges of college.

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

The elk was equipped with a GPS collar as part of a study tracking the survival of elk calves. — USA TODAY, "Robot hostesses, veggie booze, ‘civil death’: News from around our 50 states," 4 July 2019 The devices, some of which are equipped with two-way microphones, can give corrections officials unprecedented access to the private lives not just of those monitored but also of their families and friends. — Ava Kofman, ProPublica, "Digital Jail: How Electronic Monitoring Drives Defendants Into Debt," 3 July 2019 With FiOS fiber service, each house is equipped with an Optical Network Terminal (ONT), which does the heavy lifting of communicating with the FiOS network. — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, "Frontier customer bought his own router—but has to pay $10 rental fee anyway," 2 July 2019 The trooper peered inside, and sure enough, it was equipped like a hearse, with a rail and a gurney holding a deceased person. — Michelle Lou, CNN, "Highway patrol pulled over a hearse in the HOV lane. The driver pointed to the back and asked, 'He doesn't count?'," 2 July 2019 The munitions, about 22 and a half inches long and blue in color, are inert but is equipped with a small pyrotechnic charge and should not be handled. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al.com, "Air Force A-10 hits bird, accidentally drops training bombs on Florida," 2 July 2019 To drive home the real-time ray tracing lead blazed by its RTX graphics cards, Nvidia equipped the Super cards with more RT and tensor cores than their predecessors. — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, "Nvidia's GeForce RTX 'Super' cards aim to one-up AMD with more power for the same price," 2 July 2019 Along with the demons, humans equipped to killing them off, witchers, arrive as well. — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, "Henry Cavill Goes Blonde! Actor Gets a New Look for Upcoming Netflix Series The Witcher," 1 July 2019 His experience playing in midfield has equipped Justin with significant technical prowess, with the youngster being an accomplished and composed passer of the ball. — SI.com, "James Justin: 5 Things You Need to Know About Leicester's Prospective New Signing," 28 June 2019

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