arming

VERB

equip with weapon or power

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fortify load mobilize prepare protect provide strengthen supply

STRONG

accouter appoint array deck equalize furnish gear gird guard heel issue outfit pack prime rig tote

WEAK

heel up load up lug iron make ready pack a rod rod up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage dissuade hurt injure take weaken

STRONG

forget keep neglect unclothe unfurnish

WEAK

disarm

Example Sentences

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The center increased its security and began arming its security after the mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

According to prosecutors, Allen spent his last minutes checking websites that covered Trump's whereabouts, arming himself, and posing for a selfie taken with a cellphone in the mirror of his room.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Instead, Anthropic is letting cybersecurity specialists and engineers in the open-source community work with Mythos to use the model as a defensive weapon "sort of arming them ahead of time," Krieger explained.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

But for a ceasefire to hold it would have to be accompanied by an agreement that regional backers stop arming the parties - and that will not be easy to achieve.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Anyway, they were more indulgent toward us than at any other time; they snapped at the heels of the seniors, driving and molding and arming them for the war.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles