I. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English arearen, areren, from Old English ārǣran (akin to Gothic urraisjan ), from ā- (perfective prefix) + rǣran to rear, raise — more at abear , rear
obsolete : to raise up: as
a. : to set up : erect
b. : to raise in rank or status
II. əˈ- adverb
Etymology: a- (I) + rear (n.)
: in or to the rear
went arear for rest and rehabilitation