Equip Definition

ĭ-kwĭp

equipped, equipping, equips

verb

equipped, equipping, equips

To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions.

American Heritage

To provide with what is needed; outfit.

Troops equipped for battle.

Webster's New World

To furnish (someone) with the qualities necessary for performance; prepare.

An education that will equip you to handle such problems.

American Heritage

To prepare by training, instruction, etc.

Webster's New World

To dress (oneself) for a certain purpose.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

abbreviation

Equipment.

Webster's New World

noun

(law) Abbreviation of equipment.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

Origin of Equip

From French équiper (“to supply, fit out”), originally said of a ship, Old French esquiper (“to embark”); of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic (skip, “ship”). Compare with Old High German scif, German Schiff, Icelandic skip, Old English scip "ship", Old Norse skipja "to fit out a ship". See ship.

From Wiktionary
French équiper from Old French esquiper of Germanic origin Old Norse skipa (from skip ship)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Meanings of its derivative "equipage" may have been influenced by Latin equus = "horse".

From Wiktionary