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RE-ARM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does re-arm mean?
• RE-ARM (verb)
The verb RE-ARM has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: RE-ARM used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arm anew
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
re-arm; rearm
Context example:
After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm
Hypernyms (to "re-arm" is one way to...):
arm; build up; fortify; gird (prepare oneself for a military confrontation)
Sentence frames:
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