nnoun.actthe act of equiping with weapons in preparation for warSynset:armament equipping
Antonyms:disarmamentdisarming
Derivationally Related Form:equiparm
Hypernyms:militarisation militarization mobilisation mobilization
Inherited Hypernyms:armingmobilizationsocial controlgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:armingmobilizationsocial controlgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:outfittingrearmament
Full Hyponyms:outfittingrearmamentrefit
vverb.competitionprepare oneself for a military confrontationSynset:arm build up fortify gird
Examples:- The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
- troops are building up on the Iraqi border
Antonyms:disarm
Derivationally Related Form:fortificationarmarmorfortarmament
Inherited Hypernyms:arm
Direct Hyponyms:forearmre-armrearm
Full Troponyms:forearmrearm
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.possessionsupply with armsExamples:- The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan
Derivationally Related Form:armarmament
Hypernyms:furnish provide render supply
Inherited Hypernyms:armsupplygivetransfer
Direct Hyponyms:munitionrearm
Full Troponyms:munitionrearm
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody