ə̇ˈkwip, ēˈ- transitive verb
( equipped ; equipped also equipt ; equipping ; equips )
Etymology: Middle French equiper, from Old French esquiper, eschiper to embark, launch a ship, equip a ship, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English scipian to embark, equip a ship, from scip ship — more at ship
: to provide with what is necessary, useful, or appropriate: as
a.
(1) : to supply with material resources (as implements or facilities) : fit out
a ship equipped with every mechanical aid to navigation
a park equipped with a playground, ball fields, riding trails, and a historical museum
he … was equipped with letters that opened every European door — Van Wyck Brooks
(2) : to provide with clothing or ornament
equipt in the … national dress of the Scottish people — Sir Walter Scott
the long fitted jacket … is equipped with a notched cape collar — New Yorker
(3) : to provide with intellectual or emotional resources (as concepts or traits)
thus equipped with a philosophy Emerson was prepared to begin work as a critic — V.L.Parrington
: endow
she was equipped with an acute business sense — Current Biography
b. : to make ready or competent for service or action or against a need : prepare
most junior colleges are well equipped to engage … in such programs — L.L.Medsker
: qualify , fit
so young and so badly equipped to console someone so beset that she could not utter a word — Jean Stafford
specifically : to prepare by training or experience with the necessary skills or knowledge
went back to school to equip himself for a career as a telegrapher
his own ordeal equipped him to understand and appreciate his friend's suffering
Synonyms: see furnish