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; < Middle French equiper,Old French esquiper to fit out, equip, probably < Old Norse skipa to put in order, arrange, man (a ship)
Related forms
e·quip·per, noun
o·ver·e·quipped, adjective
pre·e·quip, verb (used with object), -quipped, -quip·ping.
re·e·quip, verb (used with object), -quipped, -quip·ping.