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

Examples of rearm in a Sentence

The treaty forbids the country to rearm. Another country was rearming their enemies.

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Zelensky said his military needs to be able to hit Russian planes where they are housed and get rearmed with new missiles. —

Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 9 July 2024 Then, in 2017, FARC dissident factions, led by former FARC members who either never demobilized or rearmed, began to appear. —

Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024 Forced to leave its equipment behind, it was rearmed by the United States. —

Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024 The cease-fire proposal that Orban pitched would leave Moscow in control of roughly one-fifth of Ukraine, potentially giving Moscow a chance to rearm and renew its efforts to seize more territory. —

Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for rearm