equip
Translation
to equip, to provide, to fit out
Examples
They equipped the soldiers with new weapons.
They equipped the soldiers with new weapons.
The new lab is equipped with modern technology.
The new lab is equipped with modern technology.
The course will equip you for a career in marketing.
The course will equip you for a career in marketing.
Grammar Patterns
to equip ((sb./sth.)) with ((sth.)) They equipped the soldiers with new weapons.
to be equipped with ((sth.)) The new lab is equipped with modern technology.
to equip ((sb.)) for ((sth.)) The course will equip you for a career in marketing.
Similar Words
Synonyms: furnish, provide, supply, fit out
Etymology
From Old French 'esquiper', meaning 'to fit out a ship'.
Memory Tips
Think of the noun 'equipment'. To 'equip' is the action of providing someone or something with equipment.