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to equip

to equip

276 3.2
To give people and things the tools or skills needed for a task
  • verb
  • /ɪˈkwɪp/
translation icon : equipar
  • He needed to equip his team with the right tools to complete the project successfully.
  • well equipped
  • ill-equipped
  • equips them with skills

Next, a soldier would equip his shield, or Aspis.

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Examples

  • 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

to fit
vsto equip
127 1.6

To give someone the equipment they need for a certain purpose

includes non-physical needs like skills or knowledge beyond items
to rig
vsto equip
111 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
to appoint
vsto equip
23 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
to outfit
vsto equip
13 3.7

To give someone clothes or equipment for a particular purpose

also covers non-physical needs like skills or knowledge beyond clothing
to tool
vsto equip
3 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
to provision
vsto equip
1 4.0

To supply someone with food or other needed items

includes that supply but also applies to giving skills and knowledge
to kit
vsto equip
1 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
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
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
to fit out
vsto equip
1 4.2

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

also includes supplying skills or information beyond physical items
to rig out
vsto equip
7.4

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

is more general and also includes giving knowledge and training
to regear
vsto equip
7.2

To give someone new tools or equipment for a task

usually applies generally, not necessarily implying replacement or change
to reequip
vsto equip
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
to re-equip
vsto equip
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

How Prepared

to outfit
13 3.7
to equip
276 3.2
to provide
∞ 1.5
to give
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

equip infinitive
equipped past
equipped past participle
equipping present participle
equips third person singular

Etymology

Equip comes from the old French word équiper, which meant 'to fit out' a ship with tools and supplies. So, to equip someone is to give them the tools, skills, or knowledge they need for a task.