disarm

dis·arm  (ds-ärm)

v. dis·armed, dis·arm·ing, dis·arms

v.tr.

1.

a. To divest of a weapon or weapons.

b. To deprive of the means of attack or defense; render harmless: "Have the courage to appear poor, and you disarm poverty of its sharpest sting" (Washington Irving).

2.

a. To overcome or allay the suspicion, hostility, or antagonism of.

b. To win the confidence of.

v.intr.

1. To lay down arms.

2. To reduce or abolish armed forces.

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[Middle English disarmen, from Old French desarmer : des-, dis- + armer, to arm (from Latin armre, from arma, weapons; see ar- in Indo-European roots).]

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dis·armer n.

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disarm [dɪsˈɑːm]

vb

1. (Military) (tr) to remove defensive or offensive capability from (a country, army, etc.)

2. (tr) to deprive of weapons

3. (Military) (tr) to remove the triggering device of (a bomb, shell, etc.)

4. (tr) to win the confidence or affection of

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (intr) (of a nation, etc.) to decrease the size and capability of one's armed forces

6. (intr) to lay down weapons

disarmer  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	disarm - remove offensive capability from demilitarise, demilitarize arm, gird, build up, fortify - prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"
	2.	disarm - make less hostile; win over; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely" convince, win over, convert - make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"
	3.	disarm - take away the weapons from; render harmless unarm demilitarise, demilitarize - do away with the military organization and potential of deprive, divest, strip - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

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disarm

verb

1. demilitarize, disband, demobilize, deactivate, lay down weapons The forces in the territory should disarm.

2. win over, persuade, convert, charm, appease, sweeten, mollify She did her best to disarm her critics.

Translations

disarm [dɪsˈɑːm]

A. VT

1. (Mil) [+ troops, attacker] → desarmar

2. (= deactivate) [+ bomb] → desactivar

3. (= conciliate) [+ opponent] → desarmar

4. (= render ineffective) [+ criticism] → echar por tierra, desbaratar; [+ opposition] → desbaratar

B. VI (Mil) → desarmarse

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disarm [ˌdɪsˈɑː^rm]

vt

(take weapons from) [+ troops, soldiers] → désarmer; [+ country, régime] → désarmer

(fig) [+ critic, opponent] → désarmer

vi [country, régime] → désarmer

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disarm

vt (lit, fig) → entwaffnen

vi (Mil) → abrüsten

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disarm [dɪsˈɑːm]

1. vt → disarmare

2. vi (Mil) → disarmarsi

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disarm [dɪsˈɑːm]

1. vt → disarmare

2. vi (Mil) → disarmarsi

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disarm

v disarm [disˈaːm]

1 to take away weapons from He crept up from behind and managed to disarm the gunman. ontwapen يَنْزَع أو يُجَرِّد من السِّلاح обезоръжавам odzbrojit afvæbne entwaffnen αφοπλίζω desarmar relvituks tegema خلع سلاح کردن riisua aseista désarmer לְפָרֵק מְנִשקוֹ हथियार छीन लेना razoružati, učiniti bezopasnim lefegyverez melucuti afvopna disarmare 武器を取り上げる 무장을 해제하다 nuginkluoti atbruņot melucutkan senjata ontwapenen avvæpne, uskadeliggjøre rozbrajać desarmar a dezarma обезоруживать odzbrojiť razorožiti razočarati avväpna ปลดอาวุธ silâhsız hâle getirmek 繳...的械，解除武裝 обеззброювати ہتھیار چھیننا tước vũ khí 缴...的械，解除武装

2 to get rid of weapons of war Not until peace was made did the victors consider it safe to disarm. ontwapen يَتَخَلَّص من الأسْلِحَه разоръжавам odzbrojit afruste abrüsten αφοπλίζομαι, καταθέτω τα όπλα desarmar desarmeerima سلاح را زمین گذاشتن luopua aseista désarmer לְהִתפָּרֵק מִנֶשֶק निशस्त्रीकरण करना riješiti se oružja leszerel meletakkan senjata afvopnast disarmare 武器をおく 군비를 축소하다 nusiginkluoti atbruņoties meletakkan ontwapenen nedruste, legge ned våpnene rozbrajać się depor as armas a (se) dezarma разоружать(ся) odzbrojiť razorožiti (se) razoružati avrusta, nedrusta ปลดอาวุธสงคราม silâhsızlanmak 裁軍 роззброювати(ся) جنگی اسلحہ سے چھٹکارا پا لینا giải trừ quân bị 裁军

3 to make less hostile; to charm. paai, gerusstel يُلَطِّف الغَضَب، يُلَيِّن обезоръжавам odzbrojit afvæbne entwaffnen αφοπλίζω, γοητεύω desarmar relvituks tegema بی آزار کردن؛ محبت انگیز کردن hellyttää désarmer לְהָרְגִיע विरोध दूर करना razoružati šarmom lefegyverez mempesona heilla calmare; disarmare 和らげる 마음을 누그러지게 하다 nuginkluoti atbruņot melembutkan hati ontwapenen, voor zich innemen avvæpne; gjøre blid rozbrajać desarmar a dezarma обезоруживать odzbrojiť razorožiti odobrovoljiti avväpna, charmera ทำให้ปรองดอง yumuşatmak, yatıştırmak 消除敵意 умиротворяти مزاج ٹھنڈا کرنا ؛ موہ لینا làm nguôi giận 消除敌意

n disˈarmament

the act of doing away with war-weapons. ontwapening نَزْع سِلاح разоръжаване odzbrojení nedrustning die Abrüstung αφοπλισμός desarme desarmeerimine خلع سلاح؛ جنگ افزار زدایی aseistariisunta désarmement פִּירוּק נֶשֶק निशस्त्रीकरण razoružanje leszerelés, lefegyverzés perlucutan senjata afvopnun disarmo 軍備縮小 무장해제, 군비 축소 nu(si)ginklavimas atbruņošana; atbruņošanās perlucutan senjata ontwapening avvæpning, nedrusting rozbrojenie desarmamento dezarmare разоружение odzbrojenie razorožitev razoružavanje avväpning, avrustning, nedrustning การปลดอาวุธ silâhsızlanma 裁軍 роззброєння جنگی اسلحہ کو ترک کر دینا việc giải trừ quân bị 裁军

adj disˈarming

charming a disarming smile. innemende مُلَطِّف، مُلَيِّن обезоръжаващ odzbrojující afvæbnende entwaffnend αφοπλιστικός que desarma, encantador relvitukstegev مهر انگیز hellyttävä désarmant מַרגִיע मोहक razoružavajući őszinte mempesona heillandi disarmante 人なつっこく 적개심을 없애는 pavergiantis, kerintis atbruņojošs menawan ontwapenend avvæpnende rozbrajający atraente dezarmant обезоруживающий odzbrojujúci razorožujoč razoružavajući avväpnande, charmerande ซึ่งลดความโกรธ düşmanca duyguları gideren/yatıştıran 使消除敵意的 такий, що обеззброює; заспокоюючий نہتّا کرنے والا làm nguôi giận 使消除敌意的

adv disˈarmingly

innemend, gerusstellend بِصورَةٍ مُلَطِّفه للغَضَب обезоръжаващо odzbrojujícím způsobem afvæbnende entwaffnend αφοπλιστικά encantadoramente relvitukstegevalt بطور تحبیب کننده hellyttävästi de façon désarmante בְּצוּרָה מַרגִיעָה मोहकता से razoružavajuće őszintén secara mempesona á heillandi hátt in maniera disarmante 人なつっこさ 애교 있게 žaviai atbruņojoši dengan menawan ontwapenend avvæpnende rozbrajająco simpaticamente dezarmant обезоруживающе odzbrojujúco razorožujoče razoružavajuće avväpnande ที่ทำให้หมดทางขัดขืน dostça 使消除敵意地 відбираючи зброю تسلی بخش انداز میں một cách thành thật 使消除敌意地