English → Latin
“equip” in Latin
armōto furnish with weapons, arm, equip; fit out; mobilize; to excite, stir up, rouse, provoke; to arm, equip, furnishīnstruōto build in or into, insert; erect, construct; to arrange, organise or organize, plan; devise; to prepare (for), provideōrnōto furnish, equip, outfit, prepare; to adorn, ornament, decorate; to honor, commend, praiseadōrnōto get ready, furnish, equip, provide, fit out; to decorate, ornament, adorn, embellishexōrnōto equip, furnish, supply, provide; to adorn, embellishcomparōto prepare, get ready, provide, furnish; to compare, match, place together, couple, form into pairs
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
equip
armare (with arms or other instruments): instruere (to furnish with): ornare: adornare: exornare (to fit out fully; implying a liberal expenditure; κοσμεῖν, διακοσμεῖν). (The words are found in this connection and order.) ornare atque instruere: exornare atque instruere: comparare (to provide with zeal and care). To equip soldiers, milites armare, armis instruere; militibus arma dare: to equip troops with every thing necessary, copias omnibus rebus ornare atque instruere: to equip ships, naves armare, instruere, ornare, adornare; a fleet, classem instruere, ornare, exornare, comparare: to equip a fleet in a short time, celeriter classem efficere.
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Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for equip?
- The usual Latin words for “equip” are armō, īnstruō, ōrnō; also adōrnō, exōrnō, comparō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.