equip vs provide

equip and provide both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of equip include furnish, offer, render, supply.

equip (verb)	provide (verb)
provide with abilities or understanding	take measures in preparation for
provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose	determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
	give something useful or necessary to
	supply means of subsistence; earn a living
	mount or put up
	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain