to arm a magnet

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Arm \Arm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Armed; p. pr. & vb. n. Arming.] [OE. armen, F. armer, fr. L. armare, fr. arma, pl., arms. See arms.]

1.To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

And make him with our pikes and partisans A grave: come, arm him.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Arm your prize; I know you will not lose him.— Two N. Kins.[1913 Webster]

2.To furnish with arms or limbs. [R.] [1913 Webster]

His shoulders broad and strong, Armed long and round.— Beau. & Fl.[1913 Webster]

3.To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country. [1913 Webster]

Abram . . . armed his trained servants.— Gen. xiv. 14.[1913 Webster]

4.To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling. [1913 Webster]

5.Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense. [1913 Webster]

Arm yourselves . . . with the same mind.— 1 Pet. iv. 1.[1913 Webster]

To arm a magnet, to fit it with an armature. [1913 Webster]