transitive. To do good to, benefit, or profit (a person or thing). Also: to supply the needs of, to feed or tend to (a person or animal). Obsolete.

To equip, fit out, furnish (with what is needed).

? To fit, furnish with. Obsolete.

To equip, furnish; to array (in clothes, armour); to dress (a person); to fit out (a vessel); to bedeck, ornament. Also with up.

To prepare, equip, fit out. Obsolete.

transitive. To arrange or prepare (something) in advance; to bring (something) about by planning; = provide, v. 4. Obsolete.

To direct the course of; to equip, send forth. Also, of a motive: To prompt, induce. Obsolete.

To furnish, or fit up with things necessary (a room, a ship, etc.). Also figurative. archaic.

To furnish, equip, accoutre; esp. to mount, or ornament with fittings of some precious material.

transitive. To fit out, equip, or provide (a person or thing) with (also in, of) something. Obsolete.

transitive. To clothe or attire (a person), esp. for a special purpose or occasion; (also) to clothe (a person) in a particular garment or type of…

To fit (any one) out with needful preparations, to equip with (a force, etc.). Obsolete.

transitive. To get ready, prepare; to adorn, deck out. Obsolete.

transitive. To equip, furnish, make fit.

transitive. To equip, furnish, fit up (a place, a person).

transitive. To put in order; to adorn, equip; to dress.

transitive. To equip or fit out (a person, nation, etc.) with what is necessary for a certain purpose; to supply with something implied. Obsolete.

To render more powerful or effective; to strengthen, reinforce with additional resources or co-operation; to garrison (a fortress); to provide…

transitive. To equip, array; to adorn, decorate.

esp. To equip completely, fit out, furnish; to accoutre. Obsolete except in past participle.

To array, fit out, equip. Obsolete.

In wider sense: ‘To furnish for service’ (Todd); to provide with what is requisite for efficient action, as arms, instruments, or apparatus of any…

To provide or furnish with what is necessary for the purpose in view; to equip, supply. Obsolete.

transitive. To provide with accoutrements; to dress or attire, esp. impressively; to equip, array. Frequently in past participle. Occasionally intrans…

esp. To prepare for work or active service; to equip (a person), caparison, harness (a horse), fit up (a weapon, etc.), fit out (a ship). Obsolete.

To equip, prepare, make provision for, allow; (hence) to assist, provide comfort or convenience to. transitive. To fit or equip (something) for…

To store, supply, furnish with (a stock of); to equip. Obsolete exc. archaic.

transitive. Scottish. Perhaps: to equip. Obsolete.

With adverbs. to furnish up v. (a) To supply the necessary material for, make up, bring into a complete form. (b) To fit up with proper equipment. Obs…

With adverbs. to furnish out v. (a) To supply what is lacking in; to complete. (b) To supply adequate materials or provision for. (c) To send out…

transitive. To provide or fit with something; to prepare by providing necessary equipment; to equip with. Also with up. Also figurative.

To equip or furnish with.

transitive. To furnish with an equipage, accoutrements, or outfit; to array; to furnish.

transitive. To fit out or equip (a person, ship, etc.).

To fit out with. Obsolete.

With adverbs. to furnish forth v. Used by Shakespeare with the sense = 5 6 above; echoed by later writers (by Scott in the more recent sense 8).

To supply, furnish, or provide with what is fit, suitable, convenient, or necessary. ? Obsolete when object is a person.

to fit up: to supply with necessary fittings, furniture, or stores.

transitive. Scottish. To equip; to supply; to fit out; = outreik, v. Cf. rig, v.2 6b. Now rare.

to fit out: to supply with what is necessary; to equip, rig out. Obsolete exc. Nautical or transferred from that use.

transitive. To provide (a person) with clothing, equipment, means, etc.; to equip, clothe, dress; to provide for, set up. Now Scottish regional.

transitive. To provide with an outfit; to fit out, equip. Also gen.: to provide or supply with anything.

To furnish with means, esp. for the working of a mine.

transitive. Frequently in passive. To provide or supply (a person) with a necessary or useful tool, object, resource, etc. Chiefly with with.

transitive. colloquial. To array, rig out, deck out. Chiefly in passive. Obsolete.

transitive. U.S. slang. To provide (a person) with something, esp. a firearm or money; to arm. Frequently reflexive. Cf. earlier heeled, adj.1 2.