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DISARM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove offensive capability from

Synonyms:

demilitarise; demilitarize; disarm

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Antonym:

arm (prepare oneself for a military confrontation)

Derivation:

disarmament; disarming (act of reducing or depriving of arms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take away the weapons from; render harmless

Synonyms:

disarm; unarm

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "disarm" is one way to...):

deprive; divest; strip (take away possessions from someone)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "disarm"):

demilitarise; demilitarize (do away with the military organization and potential of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

disarmament (act of reducing or depriving of arms)

disarmer (someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes)

disarming (act of reducing or depriving of arms)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make less hostile; win over

Example:

Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "disarm" is one way to...):

convert; convince; win over (make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam cannot disarm Sue

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