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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Aris Folley, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
Starkey is disarming and immediately easy to talk to, stopping mid-conversation to explain the interruption of the chimes of his bird clock: a gift from a friend in honor of the one his grandmother used to have.
—Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
For going on three centuries, the Italian scene has disarmed some of the most distinctive spirits from the north.
—Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
The victim managed to disarm one of his assailants amid the fracas, turning the knife against his opponents and slashing two of his attackers, the source said.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disarm. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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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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