equip

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).
2. (transitive) To dress up; to array; to clothe.
3. (transitive) To prepare (someone) with a skill.
4. (transitive) To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.

Noun

Equipment (carried by a game character).

Synonyms

fit out

furnish

outfit

supply

provide

install

accoutre

prepare

fit

arm

accommodate

rig

accouter

appoint

give

fit up

stock

grant

make ready

mount

supply with

equipment

collect

provision

put on

turnout

turn out

victual

endowed with

fit with

kit out

provide for

provide with

dight

kit up

furnish with supplies

according to

adorn

apparel

armor

armour

clothe

complete

garnish

gear

⚙️

gear up

habilitate

have

help

industrialize

Translations

équiper

ausstatten

ausrüsten

equipar

equipaggiare

uitrusten

armo

toerusten

equipar

attrezzare

corredare

equipar

munir

εφοδιάζω

armare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈkwɪp/

Etymology

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐍀

Cognate with Old High German: scif

Cognate with German: Schiff

Cognate with Icelandic: skip

Cognate with Old English: scip

Cognate with Old Norse: skipja

In summary

From French équiper (“to supply, fit out”), originally said of a ship, Old French esquiper (“to embark”); of Germanic origin, most probably from Old Norse skipa (“to man (a ship)”), from Proto-Germanic *skipōną (“to ship, sail, embark”).
Compare with Middle High German schipfen, German schiffern, Icelandic skipa, Old English scipian. Doublet of ship.