equip

Supply necessary tools

To equip is to supply with what's needed for a particular purpose—tools, gear, knowledge, or skills.

You equip a soldier with weapons, a kitchen with appliances, a student with critical thinking.

The expedition was fully equipped for arctic conditions.

To be well-equipped for something is to have adequate resources or preparation.

Equipment is the noun.

prepare

train

Rail vehicle or instruct

rig · arm · stock · supply · ready · accoutre · appoint · endow · enable · capacitate

weapons

sword

Hilted fighting blade

  • shieldHandheld defensive armor
  • armorProtective combat covering
  • helmetProtective head covering

spear · bow · arrow · dagger · crossbow · lance · mace · firearm · rifle · pistol

gear

backpack

Strapped bag worn dorsally

  • bootsAnkle-covering footwear
  • gogglesSealed protective eyewear
  • glovesHand coverings with fingers

harness · tent · compass · flashlight · canteen · binoculars · rope · carabiner · multitool · headlamp

skills

train

Rail vehicle or instruct

prepare · empower · enable · develop · hone · condition · certify · license · credential · school

supplies

provisions

Stockpiled food and supplies

materials · rations · tools · fuel · batteries · ammunition · water · food · essentials · consumables

Categories
Opposites
provision/deprivation

equipstrip

Narrow elongated piece

deprive · divest · dispossess · disarm · denude

preparedness

equipdisable

Remove functional capacity

handicap · incapacitate · hinder · neglect · abandon

Phrases
Family

equipment, equipped, equipping, equipoise, unequipped, equips, reequip, equipage, equipper

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G