rearm
verb
re·arm (ˌ)rē-ˈärm 
rearmed; rearming; rearms
transitive verb
: to arm (a nation, a military force, etc.) again with new or better weapons
intransitive verb
: to become armed again
Example Sentences
The treaty forbids the country to rearm. Another country was rearming their enemies.
Recent Examples on the Web Many of these Russian troops are slowing to rearm and reorganize after the brutal artillery duels in the Luhansk portion of the Donbas, while the Kremlin scrambles to fill its manpower shortages to continue the war. 
Eric Schmitt, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 After the seizure of Lysychansk, some analysts predicted Moscow’s troops likely would take some time to rearm and regroup, but Ukrainian officials said there has been no pause in attacks. Mstyslav Chernov, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2022 After the seizure of Lysychansk, some analysts predicted that Moscow’s troops likely would take some time to rearm and regroup. Francesca Ebel, ajc, 10 July 2022 Analysts predicted Moscow's troops likely would take some time to rearm and regroup. Arkansas Online, 10 July 2022 Analysts predicted Moscow’s troops likely would take some time to rearm and regroup. Maria Grazia Murru, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2022 Putin has, in effect, helped to rearm Ukraine with the military equipment his ground forces will leave behind. Michael Krepon, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 But within a few years, residents of the Jenin camp began to rearm. Adam Rasgon, WSJ, 17 May 2022 Moscow has withdrawn as many as 40,000 troops from northern Ukraine to reorganize, rearm and resupply them in Russia and Belarus, and is expected to move at least some to the east by driving through Russia in the next few weeks. New York Times, 16 Apr. 2022 See More
Eric Schmitt, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 After the seizure of Lysychansk, some analysts predicted Moscow’s troops likely would take some time to rearm and regroup, but Ukrainian officials said there has been no pause in attacks. Mstyslav Chernov, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2022 After the seizure of Lysychansk, some analysts predicted that Moscow’s troops likely would take some time to rearm and regroup. Francesca Ebel, ajc, 10 July 2022 Analysts predicted Moscow's troops likely would take some time to rearm and regroup. Arkansas Online, 10 July 2022 Analysts predicted Moscow’s troops likely would take some time to rearm and regroup. Maria Grazia Murru, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2022 Putin has, in effect, helped to rearm Ukraine with the military equipment his ground forces will leave behind. Michael Krepon, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 But within a few years, residents of the Jenin camp began to rearm. Adam Rasgon, WSJ, 17 May 2022 Moscow has withdrawn as many as 40,000 troops from northern Ukraine to reorganize, rearm and resupply them in Russia and Belarus, and is expected to move at least some to the east by driving through Russia in the next few weeks. New York Times, 16 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1750, in the meaning defined at transitive sense