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as in to demilitarize
to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of
the defeated nation was disarmed so that it would never again be a threat to international order
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as in to appease
to lessen the anger or agitation of
her future father-in-law was totally disarmed by her easy charm
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as in demilitarization
the reduction or elimination of a country's armed forces or weapons
the ambassador spoke at length about the possible unilateral disarmament of his country
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Recent Examples of disarm
Donald Morrison, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
According to the official, the parties at today's talk agreed that Hezbollah should be fully disarmed and that Iran should not be allowed to dictate Lebanon's future anymore.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Despite calling for the disarmament of Hezbollah, the Lebanese state was unable to carry out the provision.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
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Verb
But its disarming sincerity is hard to shake.
—Donald Morrison, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
According to the official, the parties at today's talk agreed that Hezbollah should be fully disarmed and that Iran should not be allowed to dictate Lebanon's future anymore.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
Despite the ceasefire, which required the disarmament of Hezbollah and the withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from southern Lebanon, Hezbollah had been seeking to restore its military capabilities and the IDF had continued to strike targets in southern Lebanon almost daily.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Despite calling for the disarmament of Hezbollah, the Lebanese state was unable to carry out the provision.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
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Verb
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The Javelin recovered in this case was not demilitarized, prosecutors said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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Then there is the intent to demilitarize Ukraine.—
Olivier Kempf,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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As the season comes to an intense close, Austin follows Ashley and Lindsay to Korea to appease their boss, Chairwoman Park (Youn Yuh-jung), who makes a dangerous demand.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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To appease tensions, John surrendered England to the pope in 1213, turning the kingdom into a papal fief.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Who knew that an attempt to ruin Iran’s navy and army would result in the demilitarization of the West?—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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The demilitarization proposal was handed over to Hamas last week in Cairo, an additional official in the region said.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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Since then all Illinois National Guard troops have been demobilized and sent back to their original assignments.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Rattling off the potential for irreparable harm, the attorney said that demobilizing the project and then restarting it would significantly delay the overall timeline of the critical infrastructure project, or even torpedo the whole thing.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarm. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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