v., -armed, -arm·ing, -arms.

v.tr.

1. To arm again.
2. To equip with better weapons.

v.intr.

To arm oneself again.

rearmament re·ar'ma·ment (rē-är'mə-mənt) n.

(DOD) 1. An operation that replenishes the prescribed stores of ammunition, bombs, and other armament items for an aircraft, naval ship, tank, or armored vehicle (including replacement of defective ordnance equipment) in order to make it ready for combat service. 2. Resetting the fuze on a bomb or on an artillery, mortar, or rocket projectile so that it will detonate at the desired time.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: arm again

Meaning #2: arm anew
  Synonym: re-arm

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - opruste, genopruste
v. intr. - opruste, genopruste

Nederlands (Dutch)
herbewapenen

Français (French)
v. tr. - réarmer
v. intr. - réarmer

Deutsch (German)
v. - wiederbewaffnen, wiederaufrüsten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επανεξοπλίζω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
riarmare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - rearmar

Русский (Russian)
перевооружать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - rearmar
v. intr. - rearmarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - återupprusta

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
再武装, 改善装备, 重新武装, 重整军备, 改进军队装备

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 再武裝, 改善裝備
v. intr. - 重新武裝, 重整軍備, 改進軍隊裝備

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 재무장시키다, 신무기를 갖추게 하다
v. intr. - 재무장하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 再軍備させる, 再軍備する, 武装し直す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسلح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חימש מחדש‬
v. intr. - ‮התחמש מחדש‬

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