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to disarm
01
to deprive someone or something of weapons or the ability to cause harm
Transitive: to disarm sb
Examples
Police officers worked to peacefully disarm the suspect holding hostages.
02
to give up weapons or reduce military strength willingly
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
disarm
3rd person singular
disarms
Present participle
disarming
Past simple
disarmed
Past participle
disarmed
Examples
After the treaty, the troops agreed to disarm by the next day.
03
to calm or reduce someone’s anger, fear, or suspicion
Transitive: to disarm sb
Examples
He used humor to disarm the hostile crowd.
Lexical Tree
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