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- Dictionarydisarm/dɪsˈɑːm/
verb
- 1. take a weapon or weapons away from (a person, force, or country): "guerrillas had completely disarmed their forces" Similar Opposite
- 2. allay the hostility or suspicions of: "his tact and political skills will disarm critics" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act of taking a weapon away from someone: "a well-executed disarm"
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to take weapons away from someone, or to give up weapons or armies: With one movement, she disarmed the man and pinned him against the wall. Many politicians argued that this was no time to disarm (= give up the country's weapons and army). disarm a bomb Experts successfully managed to disarm the bomb (= stop it from exploding).
The meaning of DISARM is to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be hostile. How to use disarm in a sentence.
DISARM meaning: 1. to take weapons away from someone, or to give up weapons or armies: 2. to make someone like…. Learn more.
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.
To disarm a person or group means to take away all their weapons. We will agree to disarming troops and leaving their weapons at military positions. American English : disarm / dɪˈsɑrm /
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.
dis·arm. (dĭs-ärm′) v. dis·armed, dis·arm·ing, dis·arms. v.tr. 1. a. To divest of a weapon or weapons. b. To deprive of the means of attack or defense; render harmless: "Have the courage to appear poor, and you disarm poverty of its sharpest sting" (Washington Irving).
