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   equip

   /ɪˈkwɪp/

   verb

   • 1. supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose: "all bedrooms are equipped with a colour TV" Similar providefurnishsupplyissuefit outrig outdeck outstockprovisionarmarrayattiredressoutfitaccoutreBritish:kit outinformal:fix up
   • ▪ prepare (someone) mentally for a particular situation or task: "I don't think he's equipped for the modern age" Similar preparequalifysuitendowenablefacilitate

   Word Origin early 16th century: from French équiper, probably from Old Norse skipa ‘to man (a ship)’, from skip ‘ship’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. equipper noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • E

     1

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • I

     1

   • P

     3

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