rearm

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/ˌɹiːˈɑː(ɹ)m/

verb

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

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re-arm
OriginEnglish arm ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person rearms · participle present rearming · participle past rearmed · past rearmed · alternative re-arm · alternative reärm

  1. To replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or disarmed army, country, person or other body.
  2. To arm, or prepare for use, again.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbarm anew

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re-arm
Broader
armbuild upfortify

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englisharm
  7. Englishrearm

From re- + arm.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian пртевъоръжавам
  • пртевъоръжавам (prtevăorăžavam)to replace or restore the weapons or arms
Catalan rearmar
  • rearmarto replace or restore the weapons or arms
Czech přezbrojit
  • přezbrojitto replace or restore the weapons or arms
Dutch herbewapenen
  • herbewapenento replace or restore the weapons or arms
Finnish aseistaa uudelleen
  • aseistaa uudelleento replace or restore the weapons or arms
French réarmer
  • réarmerto replace or restore the weapons or arms
Italian riarmare
  • riarmareto replace or restore the weapons or arms
Norwegian gjenoppruste
  • gjenopprusteto replace or restore the weapons or arms
Polish remilitaryzować, przezbrajać
  • remilitaryzowaćto replace or restore the weapons or arms
  • przezbrajaćto replace or restore the weapons or arms
  • przezbroićto replace or restore the weapons or arms
Portuguese rearmar
  • rearmarto replace or restore the weapons or arms
Russian перевооружа́ть, перевооружи́ть
  • перевооружа́ть (perevooružátʹ)to replace or restore the weapons or arms
  • перевооружи́ть (perevooružítʹ)to replace or restore the weapons or arms
Spanish rearmar
  • rearmarto replace or restore the weapons or arms
Swedish återupprusta
  • återupprustato replace or restore the weapons or arms
Ukrainian переозбро́ювати, переозбро́їти
  • переозбро́ювати (pereozbrójuvaty)to replace or restore the weapons or arms
  • переозбро́їти (pereozbrójity)to replace or restore the weapons or arms

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rearm

armalarmcharmharmbarmdisarmparmgendarmeyarmnarmmarmbecharmChapel ArmencharmJackson's ArmMiddle ArmNorris ArmNorthern ArmoutcharmoverfarmPensons ArmRoberts ArmRoddickton-Bide Armsecular arm
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Anagrams

Ramerarmer
Cite this entry
APA

rearm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rearm

MLA

“rearm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rearm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rearm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rearm.

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