disarm
verb /dɪsˈɑːm/
/dɪsˈɑːrm/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disarm | /dɪsˈɑːm/ /dɪsˈɑːrm/ |
| he / she / it disarms | /dɪsˈɑːmz/ /dɪsˈɑːrmz/ |
| past simple disarmed | /dɪsˈɑːmd/ /dɪsˈɑːrmd/ |
| past participle disarmed | /dɪsˈɑːmd/ /dɪsˈɑːrmd/ |
| -ing form disarming | /dɪsˈɑːmɪŋ/ /dɪsˈɑːrmɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] disarm somebody to take a weapon or weapons away from somebody
- Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed.
- [intransitive] (of a country or a group of people) to reduce the size of an army or to give up some or all weapons, especially nuclear weapons
- The government was reluctant to disarm.
- [transitive] disarm somebody to make somebody feel less angry or critical
- He disarmed her immediately by apologizing profusely.
- The best way to disarm your critics is to make them laugh.
compare arm
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French desarmer.