disarm

[disĀ·arm]

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.

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

Verb
remove offensive capability from

Verb
take away the weapons from; render harmless

Verb
make less hostile; win over; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely"


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

v. t.
To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a man's wrath.


Disarm

Dis*arm" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disarming ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disarming.] [OE. desarmen, F. d'82sarmer; pref. d'82s- (L. dis-) + armer to arm. See Arm.] 1. To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
Security disarms the best-appointed army.
The proud was half disarmed of pride.
2. To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a man's wrath.

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

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Usage Examples

If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.

'Yes' is a far more potent word than 'no' in American politics. By adopting the positions which animate the political agenda for the other side, one can disarm them and leave them sputtering with nothing to say.

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