# equip

Pronunciation: US say "i-KWIP" /ɪˈkwɪp/; UK

## Verb

1. To supply someone or something with the items needed to carry out a particular action or task.
   - Simple: To give a person or place the tools or supplies they need to do something.
   - _The expedition leaders equipped each team with maps, ropes, and emergency rations._
   - _Volunteers helped equip the shelter with beds and blankets before winter set in._
2. To prepare someone by giving them a skill or ability they will need.
   - Simple: To give someone the skills they need to do something well.
   - _The training program equips new nurses with the clinical judgment they need under pressure._
   - _Experienced mentors equip young engineers to handle real-world design challenges._
3. To dress or clothe someone, especially in fine or formal attire.
   - Simple: To dress someone in clothes, often fine or special ones.
   - _The royal household equipped the bride in silk and jewels for the ceremony._
   - _Attendants equip the dancers in elaborate costumes before each performance._
4. In a video game, to bring an item into active use by assigning it to a character.
   - Simple: In a game, to put on or ready an item so your character can use it.
   - _Players equip their strongest armor before entering the dungeon._
   - _He equipped the new shield he found in the treasure chest._

## Noun

5. The gear or items a game character carries or has ready to use. *(slang)*
   - Simple: The gear a game character carries, like weapons and armor.
   - _Players grind for hours to upgrade their equip._
   - _Her equip wasn't strong enough to survive the boss._

## Origin

From French équiper ("to supply, fit out"), originally used of a ship, and Old French esquiper ("to embark"). It is of Germanic origin, most probably from Old Norse skipa ("to man a ship"), from Proto-Germanic *skipōną ("to ship, sail, embark"), and is a doublet of ship.

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