verb
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To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
verb
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To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
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The king armed his knights with swords and shields.
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To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.
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Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work.
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To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
example
to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling
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To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
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To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
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To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
adjective
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(sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
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nuclear-armed
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(of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.
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Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
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Having prickles or thorns.