disarmed; disarming; disarms
1
a
: to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be hostile
disarmed criticism by admitting her errors
b
: to win over
2
a
: to divest of arms
disarm captured troops
b
: to deprive of a means of attack or defense
disarm a ship
c
: to make harmless
disarm a bomb
disarmer
noun
Examples of disarm in a Sentence
The government has been unsuccessful at disarming the rebels.
The terrorists have refused to disarm.
It took more than an hour to disarm the bomb.
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Israel has also demanded that Hamas disarm and leave the territory, conditions that were not included in the ceasefire agreement and which Hamas has rejected.
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Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
Israel also wants Hamas to give up power, disarm and send its leaders into exile.
—Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Israel is also demanding that the group give up power, disarm and send its leaders into exile.
—Samy Magdy, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
The strange story of what happened to it — and how Tan and her friends Jasmine and Sophie look back on it — forms the spine of this inventive and disarming memoir, which is simultaneously a reminiscence of a rebellious youth, a chronicle of a seat-of-the-pants D.I.Y. film production and a mystery.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
Israel also wants Hamas to give up power, disarm and send its leaders into exile.
—Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Israel is also demanding that the group give up power, disarm and send its leaders into exile.
—Samy Magdy, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
The strange story of what happened to it — and how Tan and her friends Jasmine and Sophie look back on it — forms the spine of this inventive and disarming memoir, which is simultaneously a reminiscence of a rebellious youth, a chronicle of a seat-of-the-pants D.I.Y. film production and a mystery.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disarm. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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disarm
verb
dis·arm
(ˈ)dis-ˈärm 
1
: to take weapons from
disarm a prisoner
2
: to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of a country
3
: to make harmless, peaceable, or friendly : remove dislike or suspicion
a disarming smile
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