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dis⋅arm
[dis-ahrm]
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to deprive of a weapon or weapons. |
| 2. | to remove the fuze or other actuating device from: to disarm a bomb. |
| 3. | to deprive of the means of attack or defense: The lack of logic disarmed his argument. |
| 4. | to divest or relieve of hostility, suspicion, etc.; win the affection or approval of; charm: His smile disarmed us. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to lay down one's weapons. |
| 6. | (of a country) to reduce or limit the size, equipment, armament, etc., of the army, navy, or air force. |
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Disarm
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : disarm
Spanish:
desarmar,
German:
entwaffnen,
Japanese:
武器を取り上げる
disarm
c.1374, from O.Fr. desarmer (11c.), from des- "dis-" + armer (see arm (2)). The fig. sense is earlier in Eng. than the literal.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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