disarmed; disarming; disarms
1
a
: to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be hostile
disarmed criticism by admitting her errors
b
: to win over
2
a
: to divest of arms
disarm captured troops
b
: to deprive of a means of attack or defense
disarm a ship
c
: to make harmless
disarm a bomb
disarmer
noun
Examples of disarm in a Sentence
The government has been unsuccessful at disarming the rebels.
The terrorists have refused to disarm.
It took more than an hour to disarm the bomb.
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—Delano Massey, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
Which is what makes the actual meeting so disarming when the star struts into the Temple and turns out to be so… normal.
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Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
Government Complicity: Local law enforcement disarmed Black residents, detained survivors in camps, and participated in arson and murder.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
Which is what makes the actual meeting so disarming when the star struts into the Temple and turns out to be so… normal.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
The Oscar nominee brought disarming wit and naturalism to the resilient character, who grasps for optimism in the most hopeless of circumstances.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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disarm
verb
dis·arm
(ˈ)dis-ˈärm 
1
: to take weapons from
disarm a prisoner
2
: to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of a country
3
: to make harmless, peaceable, or friendly : remove dislike or suspicion
a disarming smile
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