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counterarming

counterarming is the present participle and gerund of counterarm.

Meaning of counterarm

Verb

counterarm (third-person singular simple present counterarms, present participle counterarming, simple past and past participle counterarmed)

  1. To arm oneself in order to match the level of weaponry held by an opponent.
    • After all, according to the letter of the 1979 NATO decision, the NATO council was supposed to examine first the results of the Soviet-U.S. talks and then to take a decision on whether to counterarm, as they call it in the West, or not to counterarm.1984, Daily Report: Soviet Union - Volume 84, Issues 10-21, page 202

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Questions about counterarming

What is counterarming the present participle and gerund of?
Counterarming is the present participle and gerund of counterarm.

Words near counterarming in the dictionary

  1. counterargumentative
  2. counterarguments
  3. counterarm
  4. counterarmed
  5. counterarmies
  6. counterarming
  7. counterarms
  8. counterarmy
  9. counterarticle
  10. counterarticles
  11. counterartillery

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