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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
disarm \disarm"\, v. t. imp. p. p. disarming; p. pr. vb.
n. disarming. oe. desarmen, f. d'esarmer; pref. d'es-
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.
1913 webster
security disarms the best-appointed army. --fuller.
1913 webster
the proud was half disarmed of pride. --tennyson.
1913 webster
2. to deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to
render harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a man's wrath.
1913 webster
see also:
disarming arm
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
disarm
v 1: remove offensive capability from syn: demilitarize, demilitarise
ant: arm
2: make less hostile; win over; "her charm disarmed the
prosecution lawyer completely"
3: take away the weapons from; render harmless syn: unarm
see also:
demilitarize demilitarise arm unarm
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
44 moby thesaurus words for "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
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