rearm

American  

[ree-ahrm] / riˈɑrm /

verb (used with object)

1. to arm again.

2. to furnish with new or better weapons.

   As soon as the new rifle was in production, the troops were rearmed.

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verb (used without object)

1. to become armed again.

rearm British  

/ riːˈɑːm /

verb

1. to arm again

2. (tr) to equip (an army, a nation, etc) with better weapons

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Other Word Forms

• rearmament
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of rearm

First recorded in 1870–75; re- + arm ²

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Example Sentences

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rearm

Sigrid de Vries says car makers are well placed to help Europe rearm.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

German manufacturers are also said to be considering opening up or even selling plants to defence companies, which are expanding rapidly as Germany and other European countries rearm.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

This is because the durable enforcement of a deal would require European peacekeeping forces, and both Russia and Ukraine would most likely seek to reconstitute their military capabilities and rearm in any case.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

Aircraft can refuel and rearm on the ground, rather than flying many extra hours back to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

When other nations failed to limit their own forces, Germany denounced the arms restrictions that had been imposed upon it and began to rearm in earnest.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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