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- [ree-ahrm]
- /riˈɑrm/
- /ˌriːˈɑːm/
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- [ree-ahrm]
- /riˈɑrm/
Definitions of rearm word
- verb with object rearm to arm again. 1
- verb with object rearm to furnish with new or better weapons: As soon as the new rifle was in production, the troops were rearmed. 1
- verb without object rearm to become armed again. 1
- transitive verb rearm supply with new weapons 1
- verb rearm If a country rearms or is rearmed, it starts to build up a new stock of military weapons. 0
- verb rearm to arm again 0
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Origin of rearm
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; re- + arm2
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Parts of speech for Rearm
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rearm popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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