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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | équiper, probably from Old Norse skipa 'to make ready a ship', from skip 'ship' |
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e‧quip
past tense and past participle equipped, present participle equipping [transitive]
past tense and past participle equipped, present participle equipping [transitive]1 to provide a person or place with the things that are needed for a particular kind of activity or work
equip somebody/something with something 
They spent a lot of money equipping the school with new computers.He equipped himself with a hammer and nails.
They spent a lot of money equipping the school with new computers.He equipped himself with a hammer and nails. be equipped to do something The emergency services are equipped to deal with disasters of this kind.
The emergency services are equipped to deal with disasters of this kind.2 to give someone the information and skills that they need to do something
equip somebody with something We equip students with the skills they will need once they leave college.
We equip students with the skills they will need once they leave college.
