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[ dis-ahrm ] / dɪsˈɑrm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disarm ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to deprive of a weapon or weapons. to remove the fuze or other actuating device from: to disarm a bomb. to deprive of the means of attack or defense: The lack of logic disarmed his argument. to divest or relieve of hostility, suspicion, etc.; win the affection or approval of; charm: His smile disarmed us. verb (used without object)to lay down one's weapons. (of a country) to reduce or limit the size, equipment, armament, etc., of the army, navy, or air force. Origin of disarmFirst recorded in 1325–75; Middle English word from Old French word desarmer.See dis-1, arm2 OTHER WORDS FROM disarmdis·arm·er, nounun·dis·armed, adjectiveWords nearby disarmdisappointing, disappointment, disapprobation, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarmament, disarming, disarrange, disarray, disarticulate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disarmThe doctors promise that the initiative will “disarm the boundaries between psychiatry, humanities, and hip-hop culture.” Hip-Hop Psychology: Using Music to Fight Mental Illness|Charlotte Lytton|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Only the most out-of-touch radical would try to disarm soldiers,” he said in a statement Thursday. The Ugliest, Creepiest Responses to the Fort Hood Shooting|Caitlin Dickson|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was deemed too risky to try to disarm or move those chemical munitions, according to these officials. Obama’s Plan B for Securing Assad’s Chemical Weapons|Eli Lake|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST I entered as part of the invasion force sent to disarm Iraq. America’s Lost Decade in Iraq: A Marine Officer Looks Back|Benjamin Busch|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The aim is not to disarm our troops or weaken our national security, but to strengthen both. Why Conservatives Should Be Rooting for Defense Cuts|Mark McKinnon|January 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST They are consistent, and urge that this nation should disarm and check military expenditures. Our National Defense:|George Hebard Maxwell They who wish to unite themselves to your enemies naturally desire that you should disarm yourself by a peace with these enemies. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. V. (of 12)|Edmund Burke It shows the possibility of detecting a signature that has been painted over, in order to disarm suspicion. The Social Gangster|Arthur B. Reeve It was impossible to disarm the distrusted Native Infantry regiment in the absence of a European force. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877|James Kennedy Neither childhood nor helpless age—neither youth, beauty, sex, nor rank could disarm the fury of the conquerors. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon|John Lord, A.M.
British Dictionary definitions for disarm
verb(tr) to remove defensive or offensive capability from (a country, army, etc) (tr) to deprive of weapons (tr) to remove the triggering device of (a bomb, shell, etc) (tr) to win the confidence or affection of (intr) (of a nation, etc) to decrease the size and capability of one's armed forces (intr) to lay down weapons Derived forms of disarmdisarmer, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to disarmdemobilize, subdue, neutralize, deactivate, occupy, disband, demilitarize, paralyze, invalidate, disqualify, debilitate, conciliate, skin, incapacitate, cripple, disable, strip, pacify, subjugate, prostrate |