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   Dis·arm

   /ˌdisˈärm/

   

   verb

   • 1. take a weapon or weapons away from (a person, force, or country): "guerrillas had completely disarmed and demobilized their forces" Similar deprive of armstake weapons fromrender defenselessmake powerlessdemilitarizedemobilizeOpposite armmilitarize
   • ▪ (of a country or force) give up or reduce its armed forces or weapons: "the other militias had disarmed by the agreed deadline" Similar lay down arms/weaponsdemilitarizeturn over weaponsdecommission arms/weaponsbecome unarmedliterary:sheathe the swordturn swords into plowsharesOpposite arm
   • ▪ remove the fuse from (a bomb), making it safe: "police yesterday disarmed a parcel bomb" Similar defusedisabledeactivateremove the fuse fromput out of actionmake safemake harmlessOpposite armset
   • 2. allay the hostility or suspicions of: "his tact and political skills will disarm critics" Similar win overcharmundermine someone's resistancesweetenpersuadeconvertmollifyappeaseplacatepacifyconciliatehumorpropitiateOpposite antagonize
   • ▪ deprive of the power to injure or hurt: "camp humor acts to provoke rather than disarm moral indignation"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French desarmer.

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   What is disarm verb?

   • Definition of disarm verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive] disarm somebody to take a weapon or weapons away from somebody Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed. Want to learn more?

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   What does it mean to disarm a person?

   • To disarm is to remove a gun, knife — or any kind of weapon — from someone's hands, or from a group of people. A government might work to disarm a rebel group, for example, and police officers sometimes offer to pay money for guns in an attempt to disarm citizens.

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   What is another word for disarming?

   • Other forms: disarmed; disarming; disarms When you disarm someone, you take their weapons away from them. An archery instructor might, for example, disarm a student if he wasn't handling his bow and arrow carefully. To disarm is to remove a gun, knife — or any kind of weapon — from someone's hands, or from a group of people.

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   • desarmar, desarmarse… desarmar, desarmar-se, depor as armas… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DISARM definition: 1. to take weapons away from someone, or to give up weapons or armies: 2. to make someone like….

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   To disarm is to remove a gun, knife — or any kind of weapon — from someone's hands, or from a group of people. A government might work to disarm a rebel group, for example, and police officers sometimes offer to pay money for guns in an attempt to disarm citizens.

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   [transitive] disarm somebody to make somebody feel less angry or critical He disarmed her immediately by apologizing profusely. The best way to disarm your critics is to make them laugh.