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Definition of Disarm
1. Verb. Remove offensive capability from.
2. Verb. Make less hostile; win over. "Sam cannot disarm Sue "; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely"
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
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]