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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John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Those few words disarmed a multitude of critics at home and abroad who have long accused him of being an authoritarian leader.
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John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Those few words disarmed a multitude of critics at home and abroad who have long accused him of being an authoritarian leader.
—Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Hamas insists on the full withdrawal of Israeli troops from the area and refuses to disarm.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
In addition to grandmaster status, Myers is also a fourth degree in hosinsool, a self-defense technique used to protect, disarm and incapacitate an attacker, focusing on practicality to end a dangerous situation quickly with powerful strikes, locks and take-downs.
—Nicole Stracek, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disarm. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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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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