| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | e·quip |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -kwp |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: e·quipped, e·quip·ping, e·quips
1a. To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions. b. To furnish with the qualities necessary for performance: an education that will equip you to handle such problems. See synonyms at furnish. 2. To dress up. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French équiper, from Old French esquiper, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse skipa (from skip, ship).
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