E-quip', v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. EQUIPPED (e-kwipt'); p. pr. & vb. n. EQUIPPING.] [Fr. équiper, to supply, fit out; Sp. equipar, O. Fr. esquiper, to equip a ship; Sp. esquipar, esquifar, from Fr. esquif; Sp. & Pg. esquife, boat, from O. H. Ger. skif; Goth., A-S., & Icel. skip, ship; Icel. skipa, to arrange.] 1. To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide with arms or an armament, stores, munitions, rigging, and the like; — said especially of ships or of troops. Then, well equipped, a rapid bark prepared. Hoole. 2. To dress up; to adorn; array; decorate. 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. Addison.