equip

Meanings

Verb

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"
To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).
To dress up; to array; to clothe.
To prepare (someone) with a skill.
To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.

Noun

Equipment (carried by a game character).

Origin / Etymology

From French équiper (“to supply, fit out”), originally said of a ship, Old French esquiper (“to embark”); of Germanic origin, most probably from Old Norse skipa (“to man (a ship)”), from Proto-Germanic *skipōną (“to ship, sail, embark”).
Compare with Middle High German schipfen, German schiffern, Icelandic skipa, Old English scipian. Doublet of ship.

Synonyms

apparel, clothe, dight, don, dress, fit, fit out, kit out, outfit, put on

Scrabble Score: 16

equip is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
equip is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
equip is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

equip is a valid Words With Friends word