equip

Verb

Verb Forms: equipped, equipping, equips

To provide with the necessary items, tools, or clothing.
provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"
provide with abilities or understanding
- "She was never equipped to be a dancer"
To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).
To dress up; to array; to clothe.
To prepare (someone) with a skill.
To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.

Noun

Equipment (carried by a game character).

Examples

A good player will equip themselves with a robust vocabulary for Scrabble success.

Origin / Etymology

From French équiper (“to supply, fit out”), originally said of a ship, Old French esquiper (“to embark”); of Germanic origin, most probably from Old Norse skipa (“to man (a ship)”), from Proto-Germanic *skipōną (“to ship, sail, embark”).
Compare with Middle High German schipfen, German schiffern, Icelandic skipa, Old English scipian. Doublet of ship.

Synonyms

fit, fit out, outfit, apparel, clothe, dight, don, dress, kit out, put on

Scrabble Score: 16

equip: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
equip: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
equip: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

equip: valid Words With Friends Word