- to arm again
- (transitive) to equip (an army, a nation, etc) with better weapons
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re•arm /ˌriˈɑrm/USA pronunciation v.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to provide with weapons again; to provide with new weapons: [no object]to rearm as protection against invaders.[~ + object]rearmed the troops.
re•arm
(rē ärm′),USA pronunciation v.t.
v.i.
re•ar•ma•ment
(rē är′mə mənt),USA pronunciation n.
- to arm again.
- to furnish with new or better weapons:As soon as the new rifle was in production, the troops were rearmed.
v.i.
- to become armed again.
- 1870–75; re- + arm2
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rearm /riːˈɑːm/ vb