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How to pronounce equip in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fit, fit out, outfit
Type of provide, render, supply, furnish
Has types armour, clothe, collar, commission, fin, fuse, horseshoe, instrument, invest, kit, kit out, kit up, mechanise, mechanize, motorise, motorize, muzzle, re-equip, refit, rejig, rig, set, set up, shaft, spar, spur, stave, stock, turn out, accouter, wire, accoutre, adorn, appoint, armor
Derivation equipage, equipment, equipping


The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities.
Type Words
Type of enable


She was never equipped to be a dancer.

Examples of equip

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They'll equip you with rope, ice picks and crampons for your unforgettable hike.
From the guardian.co.uk
That could add up to tens of millions of dollars to equip large theater chains.
From the usatoday.com
Can Russia produce enough Iskander-M missiles to equip five battalions by 2015?
From the washingtontimes.com
It costs about $10,000 more per school bus to equip the vehicles with seat belts.
From the inrich.com
We must also equip individuals with information on healthcare cost and quality.
From the latimes.com
I'll just equip myself with what I have now and let the good times roll, I say.
From the imo.thejakartapost.com
His working-class parents had saved up for a year to equip him with this material.
From the online.wsj.com
Like most video gamers, I've wielded enough virtual weapons to equip a small army.
From the dailyherald.com
Merchant acquirers equip and support businesses to handle electronic payments.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
  • Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"
  • Provide with abilities or understanding; "She was never equipped to be a dancer"
  • (equipment) an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
  • (equipped) provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate; "a well equipped playground"; "a ship equipped with every mechanical aid to navigation"
  • (equipped) furnished: provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority); "a furnished apartment"; "a completely furnished toolbox"
  • (equipped) carrying weapons
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  • In pencil and paper games and computer and video games, an item is an object within the game world that can be collected by a player- or, occasionally, a non-player character. These items are sometimes called "pick-ups".
  • (Equipment.) A tool is a device that can be used to produce or achieve something, but that is not consumed in the process. Colloquially a tool can also be a procedure or process used for a specific purpose. ...