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Noun arming has 1 sense

arming, armament, equipping - the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
--₁ is a kind of mobilization, mobilisation, militarization, militarisation
Antonyms: disarming, disarmament
--₁ has particulars: outfitting; rearmament

Verb arm has 2 senses

arm, build up, fortify, gird - prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border"
Antonyms: disarm, demilitarize, demilitarise

Derived forms: noun armor₂, noun armament₂, noun arm₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
arm - supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan"
--₂ is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish

Derived forms: noun armament₁, noun arm₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody