equip

[ ih-kwip ]
/ ɪˈkwɪp /
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verb (used with object), e·quipped, e·quip·ping.

to furnish or provide with whatever is needed for use or for any undertaking; fit out, as a ship or army: They spent several thousand dollars to equip their boat.
to dress; array: He equipped himself in all his finery.
to furnish with intellectual or emotional resources; prepare: Education and travel have equipped her to deal with all sorts of people.

Origin of equip

1515–25; < Middle French equiper, Old French esquiper to fit out, equip, probably < Old Norse skipa to put in order, arrange, man (a ship)

OTHER WORDS FROM equip

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Words related to reequip

repair, overhaul, restore, redo, update, revamp, renovate, rehabilitate, recondition, modernize, remodel, refit, rejuvenate, spruce, renew, refresh, mend, retread, rehab

British Dictionary definitions for reequip

equip
/ (ɪˈkwɪp) /

verb equips, equipping or equipped (tr)

to furnish with (necessary supplies, etc)
(usually passive) to provide with abilities, understanding, etc her son was never equipped to be a scholar
to dress out; attire

Derived forms of equip

equipper, noun

Word Origin for equip

C16: from Old French eschiper to embark, fit out (a ship), of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse skipa to put in order, skip ship