equipping

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.

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[French équiper, from Old French esquiper, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse skipa (from skip, ship).]

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Noun

1.

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"