reman

A soldier remans his comrades before the battle.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To provide with new personnel: "reman" means to supply a ship, organization, or military unit with a fresh crew or staff, often after the original personnel have been lost or departed.
   • To restore courage or spirit: In an archaic or literary sense, "reman" can mean to make someone brave or manly again, to reinvigorate with fortitude or masculine resolve.

Usage Examples

• To supply with new personnel:

  • The navy had to reman the damaged battleship before it could return to sea. (Provide a new crew for the ship after casualties.)
  • After the mass resignations, the company struggled to reman its customer service department. (Recruit new staff to fill vacancies.)

• To restore courage (archaic):

  • The general's speech sought to reman the frightened soldiers before the next battle. (Reinvigorate their bravery.)
  • She tried to reman her own heart after the devastating news. (Restore her own courage or spirit.)

Advanced Usage

• "to reman a station": to assign new personnel to a specific post or position.

  • The fire station was quickly remanned after the overnight shift ended. (New firefighters took over the duty.)

• "to reman a fortress": to replenish the defenders of a stronghold.

  • The castle was remanned with fresh troops after the siege was lifted. (New soldiers were stationed there.)

Variants and Related Words

• Remanning (noun/gerund): the act of supplying new personnel.

  • The remanning of the factory took several weeks. (The process of hiring new workers.)

• Remanned (past tense/past participle): having been provided with new personnel or courage.

  • The vessel was remanned and ready for its next voyage. (It had a new crew.)

Synonyms

• Recrew: to supply with a new crew (specific to ships or aircraft).
• Replenish: to fill up again with people or supplies.
• Reinforce: to strengthen with additional personnel.
• Reanimate: to restore life or spirit (closer to the courage meaning).

Related Idioms

• "To reman the pumps": an idiomatic expression meaning to restore energy or effort to a critical task.
  • The team had to reman the pumps after the initial workers collapsed from exhaustion. (Replace exhausted workers with fresh ones in a demanding job.)

Notes on Usage

• "Reman" is a rare and somewhat technical verb, most commonly encountered in historical, naval, or military contexts. Its use to mean "restore courage" is now largely obsolete, though it may appear in poetic or literary works. Modern speakers are more likely to use "recrew," "restaff," or "reman" (with the same spelling) in the context of providing new personnel.