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rearm

/ˌɹiːˈɑː(ɹ)m/

rearm verb: to replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or disarmed army, country, person or other body.

Verb

rearm (third-person singular simple present rearms, present participle rearming, simple past and past participle rearmed)

  1. To replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or disarmed army, country, person or other body.
  2. To arm, or prepare for use, again.

rearm meaning in Tamil

rearm in Tamil

மீட்டும் மபடைக்கலம் ஏந்துவி, புதுப்படைக் கருவிகள் தாங்குவி

Forms of rearm

third-person singular presentrearms
present participlerearming
past participlerearmed
pastrearmed
alternative formre-arm
alternative formreärm

Past tense of rearm: rearmed

Origin of rearm

From re- + arm.

Words formed from rearm

Words that rhyme with rearm

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Questions about rearm

What does rearm mean?
Rearm means to replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or disarmed army, country, person or other body.
What is rearm in Tamil?
Rearm in Tamil is மீட்டும் மபடைக்கலம் ஏந்துவி, புதுப்படைக் கருவிகள் தாங்குவி. See Rearm meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rearm?
Rearm is a verb.
How do you pronounce rearm?
Rearm is pronounced /ˌɹiːˈɑː(ɹ)m/.
What is the past tense of rearm?
The past tense of rearm is rearmed.

Words near rearm in the dictionary

  1. rearise
  2. rearisen
  3. rearises
  4. rearising
  5. rearly
  6. rearm
  7. rearmable
  8. rearmament
  9. rearmaments
  10. rearmed
  11. rearmice

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rearm (page history and authors); rearm (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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