Rearm

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  • intransitive verb. To arm again.
  • intransitive verb. To equip with better weapons.
  • intransitive verb. To arm oneself again.
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  • 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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  • verb. arm anew
  • verb. arm again
  • Word Usage
    "Israel wants an end to the rocket attacks and they want to make sure that Hamas does not have the opportunity to rearm, which is why we've seen them targing the Rafah area, the southern area of Gaza so heavily because that is where the tunnels are that go from Gaza into Egypt which is where Hamas and other militants are believed to have been able to restock themselves with weaponry."
    Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    arm  buildup  fortify  gird  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Arm  alarm  arm  charm  disarm  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    verb-form
    rearmed  rearming  rearms