Meaning of DISARM
| Pronunciation: | | dis'ârm
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- [v] remove offensive capability from
- [v] take away the weapons from; render harmless
- [v] make less hostile; win over; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely"
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| | Synonyms: | | demilitarise, demilitarize, unarm |
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| | Antonyms: | | arm, build up, fortify, gird | | |
| | See Also: | | convert, convince, deprive, divest, strip, win over | |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis*arm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disarming}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Disarming}.] [OE. desarmen, F. d['e]sarmer; pref. d['e]s-
(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.
Security disarms the best-appointed army. --Fuller.
The proud was half disarmed of pride. --Tennyson.
2. To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to
render harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a man's wrath.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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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