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[ ree-ahrm ] / riˈɑrm /
verb (used with object)to arm again. to furnish with new or better weapons: As soon as the new rifle was in production, the troops were rearmed. verb (used without object)Origin of rearmFirst recorded in 1870–75; re- + arm2 OTHER WORDS FROM rearmre·ar·ma·ment [ree-ahr-muh-muhnt], /riˈɑr mə mənt/, nounWords nearby rearmrear end, rear-ender, rearguard, rear its ugly head, rear light, rearm, rearmost, rearmouse, rear projection, rearrange, rear sight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rearmThroughout the 1970s Carter badgered the NATO allies to rearm. Carter in Oscarland: The Rehabilitation of the 39th President|Douglas Brinkley|February 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST It will be just a matter of time before they rearm through the tunnels, she said. Overcast With A Chance Of Rockets|Ehud Zion Waldoks|November 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST The ceasefire will least as long as it takes Hamas to rearm, and likely not much longer than that. Will the Ceasefire Last?|Matthew Levitt|November 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST But without significant diplomatic follow-up, it will likely last only as long as it takes Hamas to rearm. Will the Ceasefire Last?|Matthew Levitt|November 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
So why not “try to give them the tools to rearm to be reemployed?” Congress Ponders Adding GED Requirement to Unemployment Benefits|Gary Rivlin|February 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST When they united with Frmont he was obliged to rearm them with Springfield rifles from his own stores. The Civil War Through the Camera|Henry W. (Henry William) Elson If they won the armistice, they'd be able to retrench and rearm, and the war would break out again within a few years. In Case of Fire|Gordon Randall Garrett This fort the Admiral, in those days of waiting, had taken the precaution secretly to garrison and rearm. Captain Blood|Rafael Sabatini "And now the Kerak Worlds want to rearm and try again," Leoh said. The Dueling Machine|Benjamin William Bova He'll drop fifty planet bombs out of your peaceful skies and collect your vassal worlds before they can rearm.
British Dictionary definitions for rearm
verbto arm again (tr) to equip (an army, a nation, etc) with better weapons Derived forms of rearmrearmament, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |