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equipping

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e·quip  (-kwp)
tr.v. e·quipped, e·quip·ping, e·quips
1.
a. To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions.
b. To furnish with the qualities necessary for performance: an education that will equip you to handle such problems. See Synonyms at furnish.
2. To dress up.
[French équiper, from Old French esquiper, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse skipa (from skip, ship).]
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Noun1.equipping - the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
arming, armament
militarisation, militarization, mobilization, mobilisation - act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
outfitting - the act of renovating and fitting out a ship
rearmament - the act of arming again; "he opposed the rearmament of Japan after World War II"
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You have always been a very good friend to me, Mr Varden,' he said, as they stood without, in the porch, and the locksmith was equipping himself for his journey home; 'I take it very kind of you to say all this, but the time's nearly come when the Maypole and I must part company.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
In equipping the two kinds of trappers, the Creole and Canadian are apt to prefer the light fusee; the American always grasps his rifle; he despises what he calls the "shot-gun.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
I silently shook my questioner, and at last succeeded in equipping her for departure.
Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context
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