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Answer : ARM
arm – v
supply with arms; “The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan”
SYNONYMS
fortify, prepare, allocate, allot, assign, reequip, refit, refurnish, reoutfit, apportion, deal (out), dispense, distribute, dole out, hand out, mete (out), parcel (out), portion, prorate
EXAMPLES
“He was armed with several knives, and his silver eyes were fiery.”
“He was armed but hadn’t yet replaced the trench coat she cost him soon after they met.”
“The palace contains no moat, or armed guards, nor do I detect any sophisticated security system.”
ETYMOLOGY
“to furnish with weapons,” c. 1200, from Old French armer “provide weapons to; take up arms,” or directly from Latin armare “furnish with arms,” from arma “weapons,” literally “tools, implements” of war (see arm (n.2)). Intransitive sense “provide oneself with weapons” in English is from c. 1400. Related: Armed; arming.
More Clues
- TASTIER Better prepared, perhaps
- THATS AS MAYBE ‘Steam bath, say, being prepared? Perhaps’
- SQUARE UP Prepare, perhaps, to scrap old hat, finished
- ARMED Prepared possibly to read about an Ian Fleming character
- TENDER One inclined perhaps to be compassionate?
- IDENTICAL TWIN A twit inclined, perhaps, to be the same as his brother?
- READIER Eastern raider could become better prepared
- SPRIEST Best prepared for gymnastics
- UP IN ARMS Better prepared for battle, being angry
- READER You could be better prepared without one
- ONE STEP AHEAD Slightly better prepared than others
- ROBERT THE BRUCE Hero, better prepared, keeping restraint around king
- READIEST Best prepared
- AMELIORATE Better prepare the meal before I talk to
- WARM Start feeling better disposed towards, when well thawed out
- IMPROVE Meliorate
- HELPING Bettering
- TRIMMED Bettering
- BUSTING Bettering
- GAINING Bettering