rearm, re-arm v. t. To arm (a person, group, or country) again; as, After the war, the defeated country was not rearmed by the victors. Usually used without the hyphen.
... their troops. The Germans and the Japanese cannot be left in doubt and fear as to their future; they must know their national boundaries, their resources, and what reparations they must pay. Without trying to manage their internal affairs, we can insure that these countries do not re-arm. ... — Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various
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