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Definition of "re-arm" [re-arm]

  • Arm anew (verb)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "re-arm" in a sentence
  • "There are so many parallels between Afghanistan and Vietnam, including a corrupt and inept government, a guerilla war in which the enemy is supported by a significant percentage of the population, and the availability of a cross-border safe haven for the bad guys to rest, recuperate and re-arm."
  • "We are troubled that the U.S. leadership has sent advance-shipments of bombs to re-arm Israel and encouraged Israel to take due time to bomb Hezbollah despite the disproportionate impact on the Lebanese people and landscape."
  • "Syria has helped to re-arm Hezbollah in Lebanon with thousands of rockets that it will launch toward Israel when Iran requests it."