About The Word Disarm
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Disarm
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What's The Definition Of Disarm?
[v] remove offensive capability from
[v] take away the weapons from; render harmless [v] make less hostile; win over; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely" Synonyms | Synonyms for Disarm: demilitarise | demilitarize | unarm Related Terms | Find terms related to Disarm: allure | appease | attract | bewitch | captivate | charm | conciliate | cripple | deactivate | decommission | deflate | demilitarize | demobilize | disable | disband | enchain | enchant | fascinate | gag | hamstring | handcuff | hobble | hog-tie | immobilize | incapacitate | knock out | manacle | mollify | muzzle | pacify | paralyze | placate | propitiate | prostrate | put at ease | reconcile | reconvert | set at ease | sheathe the sword | silence | strangle | throttle | truss up | win over See Also | convert | convince | deprive | divest | strip | win over Disarm In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*arm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disarming}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Disarming}.] [OE. desarmen, F. d['e]sarmer; pref. d['e]s-
(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. --Fuller.
The proud was half disarmed of pride. --Tennyson.
2. To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to
render harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a man's wrath.
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