Equipping
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e·quip 
[i-kwip] Pronunciation Key
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[i-kwip] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), e·quipped, e·quip·ping.
| 1. | to furnish or provide with whatever is needed for use or for any undertaking; fit out, as a ship or army: They spent several thousand dollars to equip their boat. |
| 2. | to dress; array: He equipped himself in all his finery. |
| 3. | to furnish with intellectual or emotional resources; prepare: Education and travel have equipped her to deal with all sorts of people. |
[Origin: 1515–25; < MF equiper, OF esquiper to fit out, equip, prob. < ON skipa to put in order, arrange, man (a ship)]
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e·quip·per, noun
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| e·quip
(ĭ-kwĭp') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. e·quipped, e·quip·ping, e·quips
[French équiper, from Old French esquiper, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse skipa (from skip, ship).] |
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| equipping | |
noun | |
| the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war [syn: arming] [ant: disarmament] |
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