un·armed

[uhn-ahrmd]
adjective
1.
without weapons or armor.
2.
not having claws, thorns, scales, etc., as animals or plants.
3.
(of an artillery shell) not armed.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see un-1, armed

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un·arm

[uhn-ahrm]
verb (used with object)
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English unarmen. See un-2, arm2

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unarm (ʌnˈɑːm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
a less common word for disarm

unarmed (ʌnˈɑːmd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  without weapons
2.  (of animals and plants) having no claws, prickles, spines, thorns, or similar structures
3.  of or relating to a projectile that does not use a detonator to initiate explosive action

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Word Origin & History

unarmed
c.1300, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of arm (v.).
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Example sentences
People who run unarmed students over with tanks instead of talking.
The bloodshed has shocked everyone, as have the photographs of rooftop snipers
  picking off unarmed civilians.
Perez declared that bogus arrests, perjured testimony, and the planting of drop
  guns on unarmed civilians were commonplace.
Without fuel in the launch vehicle and all the pyrotechnic bolts unarmed, no
  one imagined a fire could start let alone thrive.
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