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DISARM
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they disarm ... he / she / it disarms
Past simple: disarmed
Past participle: disarmed
-ing form: disarming
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:
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
