equip

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/ɪˈkwɪp/

verb 4noun 1

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

lavishly, splendidly, superbly, well

The new hospital was superbly equipped with the latest medical technology and devices.

badly, poorly | comprehensively, fully, properly | adequately, suitably | specially

VERB + EQUIP

seek to, try to

PREP

for

The new classroom was equipped for online learning with computers and high-speed internet.

with

The new school was equipped with modern computers and science laboratories.

PHRASES

come equipped with

The new smartphones come equipped with advanced cameras and longer battery life.

Definitions

verb

To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).

1698-1699, Edmund Ludlow, Memoirs Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet.

A semicircular plate, with the numbers in multiples of five up to thirty miles an hour, is equipped with a pointer, which indicates accurately the speed of the car.

To dress up; to array; to clothe.

The country are led astray in following the town, and equipped in a ridiculous habit, when they fancy themselves in the height of the mode.

To prepare (someone) with a skill.

I'm sorry, but I don't feel equipped to answer that kinda question yet.

it is no more than proper that you should equip us with a vessel in which to pursue the journey which you interrupted

To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.

Take it down from a distance with a magic spell, or equip your sword and attack it at close range.

noun

Equipment (carried by a game character).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

1698-1699, Edmund Ludlow, Memoirs Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet.

Wiktionary

A semicircular plate, with the numbers in multiples of five up to thirty miles an hour, is equipped with a pointer, which indicates accurately the speed of the car.

Wiktionary

Some of those neighbors will also have Meraki boxes that serve as repeaters, relaying the signal still farther to more neighbors. The company equips its boxes with software that maintains a “mesh netw

Wiktionary

He wants to equip his son with a good education.

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To equip a dull, respectable person with wings would be but to make a parody of an angel.

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If you equip an item marked 'Cursed', you will gain the 'cursed' status effect.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, equip is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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