What does disarm mean?
Definitions for disarm
dɪsˈɑrmdis·arm
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word disarm.
Princeton's WordNet
disarm, demilitarize, demilitariseverb
remove offensive capability from
disarmverb
make less hostile; win over
"Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely"
disarm, unarmverb
take away the weapons from; render harmless
Wiktionary
disarmverb
To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
disarmverb
To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a man's wrath.
disarmverb
To lay down arms; to stand down.
disarmverb
To reduce one's own military forces.
Etymology: From desarmen, from desarmer
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Disarmverb
Etymology: desarmer, French.
I am still the same,
By different ways still moving to one fame;
And by disarming you, I now do more
To save the town, than arming you before. John Dryden, In. Emp.They would be immediately disarmed of their great magazine of artillery. John Locke.
Wikipedia
Disarm
Disarm is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was the third single from their second album, Siamese Dream (1993), and became a top-twenty hit in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.
ChatGPT
disarm
Disarm generally refers to the act of removing or reducing a threat by depriving someone or something of their weapons, power, or the means to promote violence or conflict. This can apply to individuals, groups, or even nations (as in nuclear disarmament). In a broader sense, disarm can also mean to reduce anger or hostility, often through charm or persuasion.
Webster Dictionary
Disarmverb
to deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless
Disarmverb
to deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a man's wrath
Etymology: [OE. desarmen, F. dsarmer; pref. ds- (L. dis-) + armer to arm. See Arm.]
Wikidata
Disarm
"Disarm" is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the third single from their second album, Siamese Dream. "Disarm" was written by Billy Corgan and is one of the band’s most highly regarded songs. Corgan considers it the most personally important song on Siamese Dream.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Disarm
diz-ärm′, v.t. to deprive of arms: to render defenceless: to quell: to deprive of the power to hurt: to reduce to a peace footing.—v.i. to disband troops, reduce national armaments to a peace footing.—n. Disarm′ament. [O. Fr. desarmer, des—L. dis-, neg., armer, to arm.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
disarm
To deprive people of their weapons and ammunition.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
disarm
To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of disarm in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of disarm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of disarm in a Sentence
If you're an unarmed man who's charging some intoxicated lunatic ... that is waving a gun at a crowd of people, that is definitely self-defense, shooting an unarmed person that tried to disarm you, after you unlawfully brandish a gun, cannot be self-defense.
We are excited to see Kathy Hochul finally served a plate of humble pie, and we are fully prepared to continue the fight should she again attempt to disarm the citizens of her state at a time when her party’s policies are only escalating the danger that everyday citizens face.
My own sense is that Kim Jong would only be ready to( totally disarm) at the end of a very long process and that Kim Jong goal at the present time is to remain a de facto nuclear power while reducing the sense of worry and threat about that so Kim Jong can begin to develop the economy, i do think United States is very serious about wanting to make North Korea a more normal country, looking more like North Korea neighbors, more like a successful Asian economy.
It would have been impossible to disarm and disperse the strikers without significant bloodshed.
The explanation is simple: while you might take some guns away from criminals, if you primarily have law-abiding people obeying the ban, you mainly disarm law-abiding people and make it easier for criminals to commit crime.
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- обезоръжавамBulgarian
- odzbrojitCzech
- entwaffnenGerman
- desarmarSpanish
- riisua aseistaFinnish
- désarmerFrench
- dì-armaichScottish Gaelic
- desarmizarIdo
- afvopnaIcelandic
- disarmareItalian
- [[武器]][[を]][[捨てる]], [[干戈]][[を]][[収める]], [[軍備]][[を]][[縮小]][[する]], 武装解除Japanese
- ontwapenenDutch
- rozbrajaćPolish
- desarmarPortuguese
- a dezarmaRomanian
- обезвре́живать, разоружиться, разоружаться, разоружа́ть, сложи́ть ору́жие, обезору́жить, разоружи́ться, обезору́живать, разоружа́ться, разоружи́ть, обезвре́дитьRussian
- razoružati, разоружатиSerbo-Croatian
- nedrusta, avväpnaSwedish
- silahsızlanmakTurkish
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