defarmv.
An error for disarme, variant of disarm v., in the 1693 edition of E. Symmons Vindication of King Charles, defined by N.E.D. (1894) as ‘to shut out from, dispossess’. For the correct reading in the 1648 edition, see quot. 1648 at disarm v. 7.
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the mind > possession > loss > taking away > take away [verb (transitive)] > dispossess
disseisec1320
disincreasec1374
disheritc1400
disappoint1434
unpossessc1449
forbanishc1450
dispoint1483
disemparec1500
usurp1512
defeat?1545
depose1558
devest1563
dispossess1565
disappropriate1610
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expropriate1611
dispropriate1613
dispropertya1616
disinvest1619
divest1648
unrobe1650
defarm1693
1693 E. Symmons's Vindic. King Charles (new ed.) xiv. 237 Should they part with it [sc. the Militia] they should not only..defarme [1648 disarme] themselves of safety, but of their wealth and riches too.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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