Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - equip

 I. transitive verb  (~ped; ~ping)  Etymology: modification of Anglo-French eskiper, eschiper to load on board a ship, embark, outfit, man, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English scipian ~ a ship, scip ship  Date: 1523  1. to furnish for service or action by appropriate provisioning ~ an army  2. dress, array  3. to make ready ; prepare wasn't ~ped to handle the pressures of the job  Synonyms: see furnish  II. abbreviation ~ment