equip

/ɪˈkwɪp/ verb (present participle equipping, past tense and past participle equipped)

Definition

be equipped with sth › to include the things that are needed for a particular purpose: The new trains are equipped with all the latest technology.

› [T] to give someone the skills they need to do a particular thing: [+ to do sth] The course didn't really equip me to be a journalist.

(Definition of equip verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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