to equip

Examples

• All

• The very latest cars are already equipped with in-car navigation systems and, of course, telephones.

  Academic text (1990)

• And they want to equip them with a snow plow.

  StarTalk

• And if you know that, then that knowledge should equip you to be careful.

  Lex Fridman

• "I am sure you are better equipped than I to deal with such things.

  Fiction book (1990)

• How does your new mindset equip you to deal with what is not a small thing?

• So how do you equip them with the armor to to take that on?

  Mel Robbins

• Our hope is to have all sites equipped with staff and machines eventually.

  Academic text (1999)

• In some very real sense, the purpose of institutions like this one is to equip travellers for life.

• Life has challenges, but wisdom equips you to face them.

  Evan Carmichael

• You can't win this war if you don't equip your soldiers.

  The Great War

Synonyms

R

to rig

vsto equip

135 4.2

To set up equipment on a ship or machine so it is ready to use

can also mean giving people skills or information, not only setup

F

to fit

vsto equip

76 1.6

To give someone the equipment they need for a certain purpose

includes non-physical needs like skills or knowledge beyond items

O

to outfit

vsto equip

23 3.7

To give someone clothes or equipment for a particular purpose

also covers non-physical needs like skills or knowledge beyond clothing

T

to tool

vsto equip

4 6.9

To equip a place with tools to do a particular job

is broader and also covers training, knowledge, and other non-manual needs

P

to provision

vsto equip

4 4.0

To supply someone with food or other needed items

includes that supply but also applies to giving skills and knowledge

A

to appoint

vsto equip

4 4.5

Put furniture and equipment in a room or building to make it ready

is the general act of supplying needs without focusing on style or decor

F

to fit out

vsto equip

2 4.2

To give a person or place the supplies needed for a specific purpose

also includes supplying skills or information beyond physical items

K

to kit

vsto equip

2 3.5

To give someone the tools and equipment they need for a job

can also mean giving skills or information, not only physical articles

K

to kit out

vsto equip

• UK

1 4.2

To give people or a place the tools and clothes they need for an activity

covers that supply but also extends to training and knowledge needs

R

to re-equip

vsto equip

1 4.9

To give new machines or tools to a place after replacing old ones

is more general and does not always imply replacing older items

R

to rig out

vsto equip

1 7.4

Add the equipment a place or thing needs to make it ready

is more general and also includes giving knowledge and training

K

to kit up

vsto equip

• UK

1 6.3

To give someone the gear they need

covers supply in general rather than being used only for self-supply

R

to reequip

vsto equip

1 4.9

To give new equipment after old equipment is lost or broken

is not limited to repeating supply and covers first time provision too

R

to regear

vsto equip

1 7.2

To give someone new tools or equipment for a task

usually applies generally, not necessarily implying replacement or change

How Prepared

to outfit

23 3.7

to equip

50 3.2

to provide

∞ 1.5

to give

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology