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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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who disarmed one of the gunmen, has been hailed a hero.
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
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—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Despite their efforts to disarm him, the gunman eventually overpowered the two bystanders and killed them, according to authorities.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
The dashcam video, which was shared on social media Tuesday and verified by NBC News, shows a man and a woman wrestling with and ultimately disarming a man on the side of the road.
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Dashcam video shows bystanders Boris and Sofia Gurman, the first victims of the attack, fatally shot after bravely trying to disarm one of the shooters.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Despite their efforts to disarm him, the gunman eventually overpowered the two bystanders and killed them, according to authorities.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
The dashcam video, which was shared on social media Tuesday and verified by NBC News, shows a man and a woman wrestling with and ultimately disarming a man on the side of the road.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 16 Dec. 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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