REARM
What does "REARM" mean?
To provide a person, force, or nation with weapons again after disarmament.
Meanings
- To supply with new or renewed weapons or armaments. The treaty collapsed, and both nations began to rearm.
- To reset or reactivate a device, such as an alarm or security system. Remember to rearm the alarm before you leave the house.
Word origin
Formed in English from the prefix 're-' (again) plus 'arm' (to equip with weapons), itself from Latin 'arma' (weapons, tools).
Remember it
REARM = 're-' (again) + 'arm'. To arm again. Hear the 'ARM' you raise to fight inside the word.
A little poem
The hands that laid the rifles down at dawn
reach back by dusk and take them up again.
couplet
What it teaches
Peace that must keep rearming is only a pause that learned to hold its breath.
Quick facts
What does REARM mean?
To provide a person, force, or nation with weapons again after disarmament.
Is REARM a valid word?
Yes — REARM is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is REARM?
REARM has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does REARM come from?
Formed in English from the prefix 're-' (again) plus 'arm' (to equip with weapons), itself from Latin 'arma' (weapons, tools).
What can REARM teach us?
Peace that must keep rearming is only a pause that learned to hold its breath.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.