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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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DISARM definition: 1. to take weapons away from someone, or to give up weapons or armies: 2. to make someone like…. Learn more.
The meaning of DISARM is to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be hostile. How to use disarm in a sentence. to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be hostile; to win over; to divest of arms…
1. verb. 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. [VERB noun] 2. verb. If a country or group disarms, it gives up the use of weapons, especially nuclear weapons.
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).
Definition of disarm verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
What does the verb disarm mean? There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb disarm, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. disarm has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
DISARM definition: 1. to give up your weapons, or to take away someone else's weapons: 2. to make someone feel less…. Learn more.
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).
1. To disarm a person or group means to take away all their weapons. [...] 2. If a country or group disarms, it gives up the use of weapons, especially nuclear weapons. [...] 3. If a person or their behavior disarms you, they cause you to feel less angry, hostile, or critical toward them. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'disarm'
