rearm

/riˈɑrm/
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Other forms: rearming; rearmed; rearms

Definitions of rearm
  1. verb
    arm again
    “After the war, the defeated country was not rearmed by the victors”
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    type of:
    arm
    supply with arms
  2. verb
    arm anew
    “After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm”
    synonyms: re-arm
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    type of:
    arm, build up, fortify, gird
    prepare oneself for a military confrontation
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