arm out
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
Give weapons or equipment to other people or groups.
Literal meaning: To extend arms (weapons) outward to others.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To distribute or supply weapons to external groups, allies, or forces.
"The government was accused of arming out rebel militias across the border."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Relatively rare. Used in military or political contexts to describe supplying weapons or resources to outside parties. Can also be used figuratively to mean equipping others with tools or information.
Commonly used with
militias allies troops rebels forces groups
Forms
Base
arm out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
arms out
he/she/it
Past simple
armed out
yesterday
Past participle
armed out
have + pp
-ing form
arming out
continuous
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