DISARM
Dictionary entry overview: What does disarm mean?
• DISARM (verb)
The verb DISARM has 3 senses:
1. remove offensive capability from
2. make less hostile; win over
3. take away the weapons from; render harmless
Familiarity information: DISARM used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• DISARM (verb)
Meaning:
Remove offensive capability from
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
disarm; demilitarise; demilitarize
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Antonym:
arm (prepare oneself for a military confrontation)
Meaning:
Make less hostile; win over
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely
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
Meaning:
Take away the weapons from; render harmless
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
unarm; disarm
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
