How to say "equip" in Japanese

• 備え付けるそなえつけるJLPT N1approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbCovers 'equip' as 'furnish, provide': fitting out a room or building with equipment so it is there ready for use, rather than physically setting it in place.
  その船ふねはレーダーを備え付そなえつけていない。↗

  The ship is not equipped with radar.
• 据え付けるすえつけるJLPT N1approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbReally means 'install, mount, fix in place': setting a machine or piece of equipment securely in position. Its 'equip' sense is marginal; for furnishing a place with equipment, 備え付ける is the word.

Use 「備え付ける」 for 'equip' meaning to furnish or provide a place with equipment ready for use; 「据え付ける」 is really 'install, mount, fix in place', matching 'equip' only marginally.

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• 備え付けるそなえつけるto provide
• 据え付けるすえつけるto install
• 取り付けるとりつけるto install