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disarm definition

dis·arm (dis ärm′, dis′-)

transitive verb

  1. to take away weapons or armaments from
  2. to deprive of the ability to hurt; make harmless
  3. to overcome the hostility of; make friendly

Etymology: ME disarmen < OFr desarmer: see dis- & arm

intransitive verb

  1. to lay down arms
  2. to reduce or do away with armed forces and armaments

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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