rearm
verb
re·arm
(ˌ)rē-ˈärm 
rearmed; rearming; rearms
: to arm (a nation, a military force, etc.) again with new or better weapons
: to become armed again
Examples of rearm in a Sentence
The treaty forbids the country to rearm.
Another country was rearming their enemies.
Recent Examples on the Web
Zelensky said his military needs to be able to hit Russian planes where they are housed and get rearmed with new missiles.
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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
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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
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“Rearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rearm. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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