rearm
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re·arm
(rē-ärm′)v. re·armed, re·arm·ing, re·arms
v.tr.
1. To arm again.
2. To equip with better weapons.
v.intr.
To arm oneself again.
re·ar′ma·ment (rē-är′mə-mənt) n.
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rearm
(riːˈɑːm)vb
1. (Military) to arm again
2. (Military) (tr) to equip (an army, a nation, etc) with better weapons
reˈarmament n
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re•arm
(riˈɑrm)v.t.
1. to arm again.
2. to furnish with new or better weapons.
v.i. 3. to become armed again.
[1870–75]
re•ar′ma•ment (-mə mənt) n.
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rearm
Past participle: rearmed
Gerund: rearming
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Verb | 1. | rearm - arm again; "After the war, the defeated country was not rearmed by the victors" arm - supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan" |
2. | rearm - arm anew; "After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm" |
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rearm
(riːˈaːm) verb to give or get weapons again, especially weapons of a new type. rearmar
reˈarmament (-məmənt) noun rearmamento
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