rearm

English

Alternative forms

• re-arm

Etymology

From re- +‎ arm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹiːˈɑː(ɹ)m/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)m

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Verb

rearm (third-person singular simple present rearms, present participle rearming, simple past and past participle rearmed)

1. To replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or disarmed army, country, person or other body.

Derived terms

• rearmament

Translations

to replace or restore the weapons or arms

• Armenian: վերազինել (hy) (verazinel)
• Bulgarian: пртевъоръжавам (prtevǎorǎžavam)
• Czech: přezbrojit
• Dutch: herbewapenen (nl)
• Finnish: aseistaa uudelleen
• French: réarmer (fr)
• Italian: riarmare
• Norwegian: gjenoppruste
• Polish: remilitaryzować impf, przezbrajać impf, przezbroić pf
• Russian: перевооружа́ть (ru) impf (perevooružátʹ), перевооружи́ть (ru) pf (perevooružítʹ)
• Spanish: rearmar (es)
• Swedish: återupprusta
• Ukrainian: переозбро́ювати impf (pereozbrójuvaty), переозбро́їти pf (pereozbrójity)

Anagrams

• armer, marre, Armer, Ramer