disarm.
To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
Meaning & usage
To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous.
to disarm a man's wrath
To lay down arms; to stand down.
To reduce one's own military forces.
To render into a state in which something is no longer armed, or prepared for use (such as to disable the security systems on).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English desarmen (“to divest of arms”), from Anglo-Norman desarmer.
The act of depriving a person of a weapon they carry.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English desarmen (“to divest of arms”), from Anglo-Norman desarmer.
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