equip

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈkwɪp/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ɛˈk(j)up/ Rhymes: -ɪp Hyphenation: equip === Verb === equip (third-person singular simple present equips, present participle equipping, simple past equipped, past participle equipped or (archaic) equipt) (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). 1698-1699, Edmund Ludlow, Memoirs Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet. (transitive) To dress up; to array; to clothe. (transitive) To prepare (someone) with a skill. (transitive, gaming) To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use. ==== Synonyms ==== (to supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task): apparel, dight, fit out, kit out (to dress up): don, dress, put on; see also Thesaurus:clothe ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== equipment equipage ==== Translations ==== === Noun === equip (uncountable) (gaming, slang) Equipment (carried by a game character). === References === “equip”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === pequi, pique, piqué == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French équipe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈkip] IPA(key): (Valencia) [eˈkip] === Noun === equip m (plural equips) team ==== Related terms ==== equipar === Further reading === “equip”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “equip”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “equip” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “equip” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.