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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdɪsˈɑː^rm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪsˈɑrm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dis ärm′)

dis•arm /dɪsˈɑrm/USA pronunciation v.

Military to take away weapons from (someone):[~ + object]The police disarmed the remaining suspects.
Military to remove the fuze or other activating device from:[~ + object]to disarm a bomb.
to deprive of the means of attack or defense:[~ + object]He was disarmed by her logic.
to take away or remove anger, suspicion, etc.;
win the affection or approval of;
charm:[~ + object]She can always disarm me with one of her happy little smiles.
Military (of a country) to reduce or limit armed forces:[no object]The superpowers never agreed to disarm.

See -arm-.

dis•arm (dis ärm′),USA pronunciation v.t.

Militaryto deprive of a weapon or weapons.
Militaryto remove the fuze or other actuating device from:to disarm a bomb.
to deprive of the means of attack or defense:The lack of logic disarmed his argument.
to divest or relieve of hostility, suspicion, etc.;
win the affection or approval of;
charm:His smile disarmed us.

v.i.

Militaryto lay down one's weapons.
Military(of a country) to reduce or limit the size, equipment, armament, etc., of the army, navy, or air force.

Old French desarmer. See dis-¹, arm²
Middle English 1325–75

dis•arm′er, n.

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disarm /dɪsˈɑːm/ vb

(transitive) to remove defensive or offensive capability from (a country, army, etc)
(transitive) to deprive of weapons
(transitive) to win the confidence or affection of
(intransitive) (of a nation, etc) to decrease the size and capability of one's armed forces
(intransitive) to lay down weapons

disˈarmer n

'disarm' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

unarm - arm - bomb squad - disarmament - disarming

Synonyms: disable, unarm, weaken, debilitate, render powerless, more...

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