appoint vs equip

appoint and equip both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
appoint	No	No	Yes	No
equip	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, equip is a hypernym of appoint; that is, equip is a word with a broader meaning than appoint:

Other hypernyms of appoint include fit, fit out, outfit.

appoint (verb)	equip (verb)
furnish	provide with abilities or understanding
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to	provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
create and charge with a task or function