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e·quip

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TRANSITIVE VERB:
e·quipped, e·quip·ping, e·quips

1. To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions.
2. To furnish with the qualities necessary for performance: an education that will equip you to handle such problems. See Synonyms at furnish.
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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