English verb: rearm | |||
1. | rearm (possession) arm again | ||
Samples | After the war, the defeated country was not rearmed by the victors. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arm | ||
2. | rearm (competition) arm anew | ||
Samples | After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm. | ||
Synonyms | re-arm | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arm, build up, fortify, gird | ||