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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; < Middle French equiper, Old French esquiper to fit out, equip, probably < Old Norse skipa to put in order, arrange, man (a ship)
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.
un·e·quipped, adjective
EXPANDwell-e·quipped, adjective
COLLAPSE
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Equipping
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
equip
1520s, from M.Fr. equiper "to fit out," from O.Fr. esquiper "fit out a ship," probably from O.N. skipa "fit out a ship," from skip "ship."
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