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Word Meanings - EQUIP - Book Publishers vocabulary database

esquiper to embark; of German origin; cf. OHG. scif, G. schiff, Icel. 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,

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esquiper to embark; of German origin; cf. OHG. scif, G. schiff, Icel. 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, etc.; -- said esp. of ships and of troops. Dryden. Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet. Ludlow. 2. To dress up; to array; accouter. 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.

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  • EQUIPENSATE
    To weigh equally; to esteem alike.
  • EQUIPONDERANCE; EQUIPONDERANCY
    Equality of weight; equipoise.
  • DISPOSEMENT
    Disposal. Goodwin.
  • INVESTIGATION
    The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge,
  • DIVESTITURE
    The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of property, rights, etc.
  • EQUIPOTENTIAL
    Having the same potential. Equipotential surface, a surface for which the potential is for all points of the surface constant. Level surfaces on the earth are equipotential.
  • DIVESTMENT
    The act of divesting.
  • FURNISHMENT
    The act of furnishing, or of supplying furniture; also, furniture. Daniel.
  • DECORATE
    To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero
  • STRIPPING
    The last milk drawn from a cow at a milking. (more info) 1. The act of one who strips. The mutual bows and courtesies . . . are remants of the original prostrations and strippings of the captive. H. Spencer. Never were cows that required
  • SUPPLYMENT
    A supplying or furnishing; supply. Shak.
  • ADORNINGLY
    By adorning; decoratively.
  • YIELD
    pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. gälla to be
  • PLACEMENT
    1. The act of placing, or the state of being placed. 2. Position; place.
  • JUMBLEMENT
    Confused mixture.
  • ADAPTABLE
    Capable of being adapted.
  • ADORNATION
    Adornment.
  • PLACENTARY
    Having reference to the placenta; as, the placentary system of classification.
  • PLACE-KICK
    To make a place kick; to make by a place kick. -- Place"-kick`er, n.
  • INVESTIGATIVE
    Given to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.
  • UNDRESS
    To take the dressing, or covering, from; as, to undress a wound. (more info) 1. To divest of clothes; to strip. 2. To divest of ornaments to disrobe.
  • DEMANDRESS
    A woman who demands.
  • UNATTIRE
    To divest of attire; to undress.
  • UNSTRIPED
    Without marks or striations; nonstriated; as, unstriped muscle fibers. (more info) 1. Not striped.
  • OFFENDRESS
    A woman who offends. Shak.
  • IMBORDER
    To furnish or inclose with a border; to form a border of. Milton.
  • DISPURVEYANCE
    Want of provisions; Spenser.

 

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