rearm

[ree-ahrm]

verb (used with object)

to arm again.
to furnish with new or better weapons: As soon as the new rifle was in production, the troops were rearmed.

verb (used without object)

to become armed again.

Origin of rearm

First recorded in 1870–75; re- + arm²

Related formsre·ar·ma·ment

[ree-ahr-muh-muh nt] /riˈɑr mə mənt/, noun

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Examples from the Web for rearm

Contemporary Examples of rearm

Throughout the 1970s Carter badgered the NATO allies to rearm.
Carter in Oscarland: The Rehabilitation of the 39th President
Douglas Brinkley
February 24, 2013
It will be just a matter of time before they rearm through the tunnels, she said.
Overcast With A Chance Of Rockets
Ehud Zion Waldoks
November 23, 2012
The ceasefire will least as long as it takes Hamas to rearm, and likely not much longer than that.
Will the Ceasefire Last?
Matthew Levitt
November 22, 2012
But without significant diplomatic follow-up, it will likely last only as long as it takes Hamas to rearm.
Will the Ceasefire Last?
Matthew Levitt
November 22, 2012
So why not “try to give them the tools to rearm to be reemployed?”
Congress Ponders Adding GED Requirement to Unemployment Benefits
Gary Rivlin
February 7, 2012

Historical Examples of rearm

"And now the Kerak Worlds want to rearm and try again," Leoh said.
The Dueling Machine
Benjamin William Bova
He has acquired complete dictatorship of the Kerak Worlds, and is now attempting to rearm them for war.
The Dueling Machine
Benjamin William Bova
When they united with Frmont he was obliged to rearm them with Springfield rifles from his own stores.
The Civil War Through the Camera
Henry W. (Henry William) Elson
He'll drop fifty planet bombs out of your peaceful skies and collect your vassal worlds before they can rearm.
Victory
Lester del Rey
If they won the armistice, they'd be able to retrench and rearm, and the war would break out again within a few years.
In Case of Fire
Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for rearm

rearm

verb

to arm again
(tr) to equip (an army, a nation, etc) with better weapons

Derived Formsrearmament, noun

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