Disarm Definition
dĭs-ärm
disarmed, disarming, disarms
verb
disarmed, disarming, disarms
To take away weapons or armaments from.
Webster's New World
To deprive of the ability to hurt; make harmless.
Webster's New World
To overcome the hostility of; make friendly.
Webster's New World
To lay down arms.
Webster's New World
To win the confidence of.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- prevent nuclear competence
- remove nuclear competence
- internationalize
- neutralize
- unarm
- demilitarize
- disband
- demobilize
- lay down one's arms
- de-escalate
- deactivate
- demilitarise
- fascinate
- influence
- immobilize
Origin of Disarm
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Middle English disarmen from Old French desarmer des- dis- armer to arm (from Latin armāre) (from arma weapons ar- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English desarmen (“to divest of arms”), from Anglo-Norman desarmer
From Wiktionary
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