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disarm

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɑːm/
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Definition of disarm

verb

[with object]
  • 1take a weapon or weapons away from (a person, force, or country):guerrillas had completely disarmed their forces
  • [no object] (of a country or force) give up or reduce its armed forces or weapons:the other militias had disarmed by the agreed deadline
  • remove the fuse from (a bomb), making it safe: police yesterday disarmed a parcel bomb
  • 2allay the hostility or suspicions of:his tact and political skills will disarm critics
  • deprive of the power to hurt:camp humour acts to provoke rather than disarm moral indignation

noun

[in singular] Fencing
  • an act of taking a weapon away from someone:a well-executed disarm

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French desarmer

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