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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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Disarmed
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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disarm
late 14c., from O.Fr. desarmer (11c.), from des- "dis-" + armer (see arm (2)). The figurative sense is earlier in English than the literal. Related: Disarming.
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