Verb (used with object), : They spent several thousand dollars to equip their boat. ,He equipped himself in all his finery. ,Education and travel have equipped her to deal with all sorts of people.    From Dictionary.com. 

Guillory put forward a proposal to begin equipping busses with three-point safety belts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-07-01] Reference

I am proud of a woman that is making tremendous impact in equipping women and girls in Information and Communication Technology.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference

Throughout the war she was engaged intensively in equipping more than 20 vans that acted as mobile field hospitals and about 200 fixed installations with X-ray apparatus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marie and Pierre Curie and the Discovery of Polonium and Radium] Reference

He now conceived the idea of equipping them in the light.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of George Washington — Volume 01] Reference

If the creator had a purpose in equipping men with a foreskin, it surely was for men and women’s enjoyment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Global Voices in English » Egypt: Anti-Male Circumcision Campaign] Reference

It ran a 300-car pilot program from 2006 to 2007 to test the idea of equipping all new vehicles with GPS and then taxing them by miles driven.    From Wordnik.com.  [Feb. 25, 1919: Oregon Taxes Gas by the Gallon] Reference

Regardless that all falls under "equipping" the troops.    From Wordnik.com.  [Quote Of The Day] Reference

Compulsory contributions by wealthy citizens, called liturgies, helped with certain large expenditures such as equipping warships.    From Wordnik.com.  [4. The Classical Age, 510-323 B.C.E] Reference

The six-page document listed "tentative action items" such as equipping offices with easily barricaded doors and giving employees weapons to defend themselves.    From Wordnik.com.  [Information, Culture, Policy, Education: Gothic] Reference

In the construction of this little word "equipping," taken with its context, is the point, apparently so knotty, which is to be determined.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Alexandra] Reference

The equipping and manning and training haven't kept up.    From Wordnik.com.  [We're in a Downward Spiral'] Reference

American Marines are training Georgian troops and equipping them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Territorial Tensions Build Between Russia and Georgia] Reference

That, they say, will go a long way toward equipping the cops properly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Al Amarah Blues] Reference

But when it comes to training and equipping, we might have conflicting doctrines. '.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brinksmanship Doesn’t Always End in Battle] Reference

Telematics is the term used for the new industry of equipping cars with e-capabilities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Opportunity Knocks] Reference

U.S. troops will now focus almost exclusively on training and equipping Iraq's security forces.    From Wordnik.com.  [As the U.S. withdraws from Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno bids an anxious goodbye] Reference

In this strait, I suddenly resolved on a foray among the natives on my own account; and equipping.    From Wordnik.com.  [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference

Secondly, continued support for the training, equipping and advising of the military and the police.    From Wordnik.com.  [No Easy Answers In Afghanistan, Pakistan] Reference

For its part, BP says they are aware of the concern and interest in equipping workers with respirators.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oil Cleanup Crews Express Health Concerns] Reference

Planners took Britain's deeply ingrained fear of rabies seriously, equipping the tunnel with "stun mats.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Do Brits Hate The Chunnel?] Reference

I think standing up, equipping and training the Iraqi security forces ought to be America's main activity.    From Wordnik.com.  [What the Generals Say] Reference

They are challenging the core of Siemens's business, equipping and servicing major telecommunications networks.    From Wordnik.com.  [SIEMENS TAKES NO LOAFERS] Reference

In 2002 the Pentagon stepped in, training and equipping Georgia's ragtag Army to clear out the unwelcome guests.    From Wordnik.com.  [Russia’s Nervous Neighbors] Reference

Yet Defense hasn't changed any of the laws, rules, regulations — or any of the equipping and manning priorities.    From Wordnik.com.  [We're in a Downward Spiral'] Reference

China has been equipping its fisheries service with ex-Navy ships to enforce a summer fishing ban in the South China Sea.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Chinese Military Challenge] Reference

One by one, first the neutrals such as India, and then even members of the Western bloc began equipping their air lines with.    From Wordnik.com.  [Revolution] Reference

Acura has a reputation for equipping its sports cars and sports sedans with tires that have a soft, adhesive compound in them.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Extend Tire Life] Reference

He also believes the Northern Alliance would need months of training and equipping before they could amount to a serious fighting force.    From Wordnik.com.  [Facing A Long, Cold War] Reference

Meanwhile, critics are asking, why aren't more colleges equipping students with the professional skills necessary for lucrative careers?.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Career-Oriented Liberal Arts Education] Reference

But the expense of equipping the French allied force fell heavy on an exchequer already burthened by the showy extravagance of the Regent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847] Reference

Newly elected President Alberto Fujimori has made clear that he wants no U.S. military involvement beyond training or equipping his troops.    From Wordnik.com.  [Risky Business] Reference

To date, some 5,000 German companies have set up shop in Russia — supplying consumer goods, equipping factories, and building infrastructure.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Ostpolitik] Reference

Georgia's forces were too weak to oust the Chechens, so in 2002 the Pentagon stepped in, training and equipping three Georgian infantry battalions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Georgian Army, American Made] Reference

This boutique hotel in the heart of the Argentine capital has taken the concept of an in-house spa to a whole new level, equipping each of the 18 rooms with its own private spa.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hot Spot: Casa Calma, Buenos Aires] Reference