disarm

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
2. (transitive) To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous.
3. (intransitive) To lay down arms; to stand down.
4. (intransitive) To reduce one's own military forces.
5. (transitive) To render into a state in which something is no longer armed, or prepared for use (such as to disable the security systems on).

Noun

The act of depriving a person of a weapon they carry.

Synonyms

unarm

demilitarize

demilitarise

demobilize

dismantle

pacify

subdue

take apart

unrig

win over

appease

render harmless

charm

defuse

Translations

disarmare

désarmer

ontwapenen

entwaffnen

αφοπλίζω

desarmar

desarmar

silahsızlandırmak

abrüsten

desarmar

exarmo

ينزع السلاح

rendere innocuo

desarmar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˈɑː(ɹ)m/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: desarmen

In summary

From Middle English desarmen (“to divest of arms”), from Anglo-Norman desarmer.