equip

From French équiper (“to supply, fit out”), originally said of a ship, Old French esquiper (“to embark”); of Germanic origin, most probably from Proto-Germanic *skipōną (“to ship, sail, embark”); akin to Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐍀 (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.

Meanings of its derivative "equipage" may have been influenced by Latin equus = "horse".

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪˈkwɪp/

equip (third-person singular simple present equips, present participle equipping, simple past equipped, past participle equipped or equipt) (equipt is archaic)

1. (transitive) To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide with arms or an armament, stores, munitions, rigging, etc.; -- said especially of ships and of troops.
   • (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?).

   Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet. (Can we date this quote by Ludlow?)

2. (transitive) To dress up; to array; accouter.

   The country are led astray in following the town, and equipped in a ridiculous habit, when they fancy themselves in the height of the mode. (Can we date this quote by Addison?)

3. (transitive) To prepare (someone) with a skill

• equipment
• equipage

• pique, piqué

From French équipe.

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əˈkip/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /eˈkip/

equip m (plural equips)

1. team

• equipar

• “equip” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “equip” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “equip” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “equip” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.