disarm

//dɪsˈɑːm//
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Verb

disarmInfinitive
disarmPresent tense
disarmedPast tense
disarmedPast participle
disarmingPresent participle
disarmsThird-person singular
1

To take a weapon or weapons away from someone.

The police managed to disarm the suspect without anyone getting hurt.

2

To reduce or eliminate the military forces or weapons of a country.

The treaty required both nations to disarm within five years.

3

To win over the hostility or suspicion of someone; to charm or make less hostile.

Her warm smile disarmed even the most skeptical critics.

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