nnoun.actact of reducing or depriving of armsSynset:disarmament
Examples:- the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete
Antonyms:armingarmament
Derivationally Related Form:disarmdisarming
Hypernyms:demobilisation demobilization
Inherited Hypernyms:disarmingdemobilizationsocial controlgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:disarmingdemobilizationsocial controlgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.competitionremove offensive capability fromSynset:demilitarise demilitarize disarm
Antonyms:arm
Derivationally Related Form:disarmamentdisarming
Inherited Hypernyms:disarm
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.emotionmake less hostile; win overExamples:- Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely
Hypernyms:convert convince win over
Inherited Hypernyms:disarmconvertpersuadeinduce
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: disarm)
vverb.competitiontake away the weapons from; render harmlessSynset:disarm unarm
Derivationally Related Form:disarmamentdisarmingdisarmer
Hypernyms:deprive divest strip
Inherited Hypernyms:disarmdeprivetake
Direct Hyponyms:demilitarisedemilitarize
Full Troponyms:demilitarizeneutralize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
adj satadj.allcapable of allaying hostilityAntonyms:provocative
Derivationally Related Form:disarming
Inherited Hypernyms:disarming
Similar to:unprovocative unprovoking