Add and Equip

Add

Add verb - To join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase.

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Equip and add are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Equip" instead a verb "Add".

Nearby Words: added, adding

Equip verb - To make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function.

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Add and equip are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Add" instead a verb "Equip".

Nearby Words: equipment, equipage, equipping

ability	add ability	equip ability
character	add character	equip character
amount	add amount	equip amount
variety	add variety	equip variety
Other words: number, parts, characters, weapon, items, armor, weapons, abilities, members.

Add in the fact that you can re-equip yourself each turn and your party could laugh at every boss battle ever.

Source: Game Breaker / Role Playing
But if you add more tools, you can equip the wrong thing - which can be frustrating if you want to fertilize your crops and accidentally pull out a balloon.

Source: Video Game / Story of Seasons
To prevent Min-Maxing, characters can't equip multiple items that add to the same stat.

Source: Video Game / Crystal Story

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