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disarm

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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.

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

dis·armer n.

disarm
Verb
1. to deprive of weapons
2. to win the confidence or affection of
3. (of a country) to decrease the size and capability of one's armed forces
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.disarm - remove offensive capability from
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.disarmdisarm - take away the weapons from; render harmless
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"

disarm
verb 2. win over, persuade
Translations
disarm [dɪsˈɑːm] vtdesarmar

disarm [dɪsˈɑːm] vtdésarmer

disarm [dɪsˈɑːm] vtentwaffnen;
(criticism) → zum Verstummen bringen
viabrüsten

disarm [dɪsˈɑːm] vtdisarmare

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 ottaa pois aseet désarmer לְפָרֵק מְנִשקוֹ हथियार छीन लेना razoružati, učiniti bezopasnim lefegyverez melucuti afvopna disarmare 武器を取り上げる ▷ケ綬?뺏다 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 ...
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 riisua aseet désarmer לְהִתפָּרֵק מִנֶשֶק निशस्त्रीकरण करना riješiti se oružja leszerel meletakkan senjata afvopnast disarmare 武器をおく 무장을 해제하다 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 riisua aseista désarmer לְהָרְגִיע विरोध दूर करना razoružati šarmom lefegyverez mempesona heilla calmare; disarmare 和らげる 적의를 누그러뜨리다, 사람을 끌다 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
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 aseidenriisunta désarmement פִּירוּק נֶשֶק निशस्त्रीकरण razoružanje leszerelés, lefegyverzés perlucutan senjata afvopnun disarmo 軍備縮小 무장 해제 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 aseistariisuva désarmant מַרגִיע मोहक razoružavajući őszinte mempesona heillandi disarmante 人なつっこく 적의를 없애는, 매력적인 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
adv disˈarmingly
innemend, gerusstellend بِصورَةٍ مُلَطِّفه للغَضَب обезоръжаващо odzbrojujícím způsobem afvæbnende entwaffnend αφοπλιστικά encantadoramente relvitukstegevalt بطور تحبیب کننده aseistariisuvasti de façon désarmante בְּצוּרָה מַרגִיעָה मोहकता से razoružavajuće őszintén secara mempesona á heillandi hátt in maniera disarmante 人なつっこさ 적의 없이 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


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But when you disarm them, you at once offend them by showing that you distrust them, either for cowardice or for want of loyalty, and either of these opinions breeds hatred against you.
You are endeavouring to disarm me by reason, and to convince me against my will.
Even the propitiatory gestures of the creature failed to disarm me.
 
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