equip /ɪˈkwɪp/verb 4noun 1forms 5 verb4 •To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet. — 1698 •To prepare (someone) with a skill.I'm sorry, but I don't feel equipped to answer that kinda question yet. •To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.Take it down from a distance with a magic spell, or equip your sword and attack it at close range. — 2002 •To dress up; to array; to clothe.The country are led astray in following the town, and equipped in a ridiculous habit, when they fancy themselves in the height of the mode. — 1711 noun1 •(slang) Equipment (carried by a game character). formsequipped · equipt · equipping · equippeth · equips