Definition of Disarm

1. Verb. Remove offensive capability from.

Exact synonyms: Demilitarise, Demilitarize
Antonyms: Arm
Derivative terms: Disarmament, Disarming

2. Verb. Make less hostile; win over. "Sam cannot disarm Sue "; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely"
Generic synonyms: Convert, Convince, Win Over

3. Verb. Take away the weapons from; render harmless.
Exact synonyms: Unarm
Specialized synonyms: Demilitarise, Demilitarize
Generic synonyms: Deprive, Divest, Strip
Derivative terms: Disarmament, Disarmer, Disarming

Definition of Disarm

1. v. t. To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.

Definition of Disarm

1. Verb. (transitive) To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a man's wrath. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To lay down arms; to stand down. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) To reduce one's own military forces. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Disarm

1. to deprive of weapons [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Disarm

disappropriating
disappropriation
disappropriations
disapproval
disapprovals
disapprove
disapproved
disapprovement
disapprover
disapprovers
disapproves
disapproving
disapprovingly
disard
disards
disarm (current term)
disarmament
disarmaments
disarmature
disarmed
disarmer
disarmers
disarmest
disarmeth
disarming
disarmingly
disarmoured
disarms
disarrange
disarranged

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