Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb re-arm
1 sense of re-arm
Sense 1
rearm, re-arm -- (arm anew; "After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm")
=> arm, build up, fortify, gird -- (prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border")
1 of 2 senses of rearm
Sense 1
rearm -- (arm again; "After the war, the defeated country was not rearmed by the victors")
=> arm -- (supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan")