Definition of "arming"

The arming was now universal.

1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 12, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volumes (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans

Applying the conventions of war epic, this section of the novel would correspond to the arming of the hero, his donning of armor and assembling weapons in preparation for battle.

2016, J. Fisher, Envisioning Disease, Gender, and War: Women's Narratives of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, Springer, page 59

The arming of Paris begins [as follows...] First he placed along his legs the fair greaves linked with silver fastenings to hold the greaves at the ankles. Afterwards he girt on about his chest the corselet. […] The armings of Agamemnon, Patroclus, and Achilles with with the same three lines as that of Paris.

2018, Albert Bates Lord, Epic Singers and Oral Tradition, Cornell University Press, page 89

The novelty largely consists in the arming of such subordinate officials of the statutory court with the new magic wand of the record book and of spoken English; […]

1956, Taslim Olawale Elias, The Nature of African Customary Law, Manchester University Press, page 275

The Party has always seen to the selection of its most active fighters propagandists and lecturers , and to the arming of them with knowledge. The theoretical level of our propaganda depends primarily on them.

1965, Translations on International Communist Developments

It may be even more confusing for a severely autistic child if they are not equipped with knowledge and skill […] It is the arming of a severely autistic child with information and opportunities to experience relationships […]

2013, Kate E. Reynolds, Sexuality and Severe Autism: A Practical Guide for Parents, Caregivers and Health Educators, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, page 38

This insures the arming of the fuze when fired.

1917, Handbook of the 3.2-inch Field Battery, with Instructions for Its Care, July 30, 1902, Revised June 23, 1908, page 60

If he didn't knock it down, the second plane would have a shot prior to the arming of the missile's warhead. Suddenly things didn't look so bad. Blakely pushed the microphone button.

2010, T. Michael Fuson, Phil B. Hammond, Ruth E. Fuson, The Black Heart, T. Michael Fuson, page 419

the nature of the sea bed indicated by the arming in the cavity at the base […]

2011, H. G. Mowat, Captain Carteret and the Voyage of the Swallow