forearm

¹fore·arm

verb \(ˌ)fȯr-ˈärm\

Definition of FOREARM

transitive verb

: to arm in advance : prepare

Examples of FOREARM

1. <forearmed themselves for the championship game with the help of a sports psychologist>

First Known Use of FOREARM

1584

Related to FOREARM

Synonyms: brace, fortify, nerve, poise, psych (up), ready, steel, strengthen

Related Words: arm; harden, inure, season, toughen; bolster, boost, buoy (up), buttress, enforce, prop (up), reinforce (also reenforce), support, sustain; cheer (up), comfort, embolden, encourage, hearten, inspire; rally, rouse, stir

Near Antonyms: daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, psych (out), shake, unnerve; debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, prostrate, sap, soften, tire, undercut, undermine, weaken

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Rhymes with FOREARM

alarm, disarm, dry farm, fat farm, firearm, fish farm, gisarme, poor farm, rearm, sidearm, stiff-arm, straight-arm, strong-arm, tonearm, tree farm, truck farm, unarm, wind farm, work farm, yardarm