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REARM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arm anew

Example:

After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm

Synonyms:

re-arm; rearm

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "rearm" is one way to...):

arm; build up; fortify; gird (prepare oneself for a military confrontation)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

rearmament (the act of arming again)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Arm again

Example:

After the war, the defeated country was not rearmed by the victors

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "rearm" is one way to...):

arm (supply with arms)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

rearmament (the act of arming again)

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