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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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The Lebanese army’s plan is an unprecedented effort to disarm Iran’s most powerful regional proxy and one of the biggest non-state threats to Israel.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Armed with a sharp wit that can disarm and humiliate the juvenile boys in their class, Li-li introduces Hsiao-Lee to the seedier side of town, alcohol, and said boys.
—Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
And in an online landscape flooded with sales pitches, the honest awkwardness is disarming.
—Leeron Walter, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disarm. Accessed 9 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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