'Disarm' definitions:
Definition of 'disarm'
(from WordNet)
verb
Remove offensive capability from [syn: disarm, demilitarize, demilitarise] [ant: arm, build up, fortify, gird]
verb
Make less hostile; win over; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely"
verb
Take away the weapons from; render harmless [syn: disarm, unarm]
Definition of 'Disarm'
From: GCIDE
- Disarm \Dis*arm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disarming; p. pr. & vb. n. Disarming.] [OE. desarmen, F. d['e]sarmer; pref. d['e]s- (L. dis-) + armer to arm. See Arm.]
- 1. To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless. [1913 Webster]
- Security disarms the best-appointed army. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
- The proud was half disarmed of pride. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a man's wrath. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'disarm'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- allure,
- appease,
- attract,
- bewitch,
- captivate,
- charm,
- conciliate,
- cripple,
- deactivate,
- decommission,
- deflate,
- demilitarize,
- demobilize,
- disable,
- disband,
- enchain,
- enchant,
- fascinate,
- gag,
- hamstring,
- handcuff,
- hobble,
- hog-tie,
- immobilize,
- incapacitate,
- knock out,
- manacle,
- mollify,
- muzzle,
- pacify,
- paralyze,
- placate,
- propitiate,
- prostrate,
- put at ease,
- reconcile,
- reconvert,
- set at ease,
- sheathe the sword,
- silence,
- strangle,
- throttle,
- truss up,
- win over