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• v  provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
  The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities
• v  provide with abilities or understanding
  She was never equipped to be a dancer

• We need to equip our soldiers better and faster.
• Eventually, Nanaimo plans to equip its grass-cutting machines with GPS devices, so residents piqued by the apparent shabbiness of a particular park or grass verge can use Google to .
• Their idea was that a new parts shipment could re-equip 144 later.

• fit
• fit out
• outfit

News & Articles

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• Search for drowning victim in Chattooga River to resume Monday
  Crew members equip a raft before paddling down to Sockem Dog Rapid on Saturday. LONG CREEK, S.C. - The third day of a recovery effort proved fruitless Sunday in the search for the body of a Florida man who was thrown from a commercial raft on the Chattooga Wild and Scenic River on Wednesday.
  June 24, 2013 - AccessNorthGa.com
• Supreme Court OKs anti-porn filters in public librariesLast modified at 12:13 a.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2003clear="all"
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday the government can require public libraries to equip computers with anti-pornography filters, rejecting librarians' complaints that the law amounts to censorship.
  June 24, 2013 - Grand Island Independent
• France makes new offers on military equipment to Qatar: report
  DOHA (Reuters) - France has made new offers on supplying military equipment to Qatar and is optimistic about the outcome, French President Francois Hollande said in an interview published on Sunday. France is the top military supplier to the Gulf state and has been hoping to sign a contract to equip Qatar's air force with Rafale fighter planes made by Dassault. "We supply light and modern arms ...
  June 23, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Chris Dodd in Reuters India
  Congress must equip President Obama with a full range of tools to deal with the threats posed by Iran,Dodd said on the Senate floor.
• David Petraeus in Vancouver Sun
  Helping to train and equip host nation forces in the midst of an insurgency is akin to building an advanced aircraft while it is in flight, while it is being designed, and while it is being shot at. There is nothing easy about it,he said....
• Nancy Pelosi in CNN International
  The Bush administration has failed to create a plan to fully equip and train our troops, bring them home safely and soon, and provide our veterans with the quality care they deserve,House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said. "Extending...