rearm

[ ree-ahrm ]

verb (used with object)

1. to arm again.
2. to furnish with new or better weapons:

   As soon as the new rifle was in production, the troops were rearmed.

verb (used without object)

1. to become armed arm again.

rearm

/ riːˈɑːm /

verb

1. to arm again
2. tr to equip (an army, a nation, etc) with better weapons

Derived Forms

• reˈarmament, noun

Other Words From

• re·ar·ma·ment [ree-, ahr, -m, uh, -m, uh, nt], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rearm¹

First recorded in 1870–75; re- + arm ²

Example Sentences

Israel accuses Unifil of having turned a blind eye to Hezbollah’s extensive regrouping and rearming, as the Iranian-backed Shia organisation grew into a formidable fighting force – even bigger than the official Lebanese army.

From BBC

At a press conference on Wednesday, he added: "You want to destroy Hamas' military and governance capabilities, you can't let Hamas rearm. So you have to control the corridor."

From BBC

Palestinian and Israeli leaders will need to come together to rebuild Gaza in a way that does not allow Hamas to rearm, he says.

From BBC

Israeli officials have said seizing the narrow, roughly nine-mile-long area holds crucial importance for preventing Hamas from rearming itself through cross-border smuggling.

From New York Times

Israeli officials have said seizing the narrow, roughly 9-mile-long area holds crucial importance for preventing Hamas from rearming itself through cross-border smuggling.

From New York Times