equip
To give someone the tools or things they need for a job.
equip in a sentence
- The coach will equip each player with a new shirt and shin pads.
- Lessons in first aid equip children to help in an emergency.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to equip?
- Astrip
- Bdisarm
- Csupply
- Ddeprive
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C: supply. The other three mean the opposite of equip.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to equip?
- Asupply
- Bprovide
- Cfurnish
- Dstrip
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D: strip. The other three mean nearly the same as equip.
Words that mean something similar
supply, provide, furnish
Words that mean the opposite
strip, deprive, disarm
More words about movement & action
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- escapade: An exciting adventure that is a little naughty or risky.
- etch: To cut or scratch a design into a hard surface.
- evacuate: To leave a dangerous place, or to move people away from one.
- evade: To avoid someone or something by being quick or clever.
- expel: To force someone or something to leave or come out.
- extract: To take or pull something out, often with effort.
- falter: To lose confidence and begin to hesitate or stumble.
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Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test