equip
Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary
Contents |
[edit] English
Part or all of this page has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
[edit] Etymology
From French équiper (“‘to supply, fit out’”), originally said of a ship, Old French esquiper (“‘to embark’”); of Germanic origin; akin to Goth skip "ship". Compare with Old High German scif, German Schiff, Icelandic skip, Old English scip. See ship.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Verb
|
Infinitive |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
to equip (third-person singular simple present equips, present participle equipping, simple past and past participle equipped)
- (transitive) To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide with arms or an armament, stores, munitions, rigging, etc.; -- said esp. of ships and of troops. Dryden.
- Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet. Ludlow.
- (transitive) To dress up; to array; accouter.
- The country are led astray in following the town, and equipped in a ridiculous habit, when they fancy themselves in the height of the mode. Addison.
- (transitive) To prepare (someone) with a skill
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
