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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But the administration will only call for an end of the war if Israel’s key demands that Hamas releases the hostages, is disarmed and is no longer in charge of Gaza – possibly through the exile of its leaders from the Strip — are met.
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Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
The Tupamaros formally disarmed after the end of the dictatorship, in 1985.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
Yet Hezbollah’s chief, Naim Kassem, doggedly rejects calls to disarm and integrate the group’s fighters into the Lebanese armed forces.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 15 May 2025
The mom is supposed to titter and blush, thoroughly disarmed by being thought young and worthy of anyone’s flirtation.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
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Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
The Tupamaros formally disarmed after the end of the dictatorship, in 1985.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
Yet Hezbollah’s chief, Naim Kassem, doggedly rejects calls to disarm and integrate the group’s fighters into the Lebanese armed forces.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 15 May 2025
The mom is supposed to titter and blush, thoroughly disarmed by being thought young and worthy of anyone’s flirtation.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for disarm
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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disarm. Accessed 24 May. 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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