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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The justices told him to return to that court for a fresh decision based on a recent high court ruling that upheld disarming domestic abusers.
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
The primary aim of wolf warrior diplomacy was to disarm foreign critics through public confrontations, often using emotionally evocative language.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
Challenges to laws disarming drug users and nonviolent offenders are also likely to reach the justices.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024
People can also be disarmed if they have been involuntarily placed in emergency psychiatric care within the past five years, or served with a domestic violence restraining order, though the latter scenario has been the subject of a legal battle that has reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 13 June 2024
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
The primary aim of wolf warrior diplomacy was to disarm foreign critics through public confrontations, often using emotionally evocative language.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
Challenges to laws disarming drug users and nonviolent offenders are also likely to reach the justices.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024
People can also be disarmed if they have been involuntarily placed in emergency psychiatric care within the past five years, or served with a domestic violence restraining order, though the latter scenario has been the subject of a legal battle that has reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 13 June 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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