1 [VN] to take a weapon or weapons away from sb:
Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed.
2 [V] (of a country or a group of people) to reduce the size of an army or to give up some or all weapons, especially nuclear weapons:
The government was reluctant to disarm.
3 [VN] (written) to make sb feel less angry or critical:
He disarmed her immediately by apologizing profusely. * The best way to disarm your critics is to make them laugh.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is disarm a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, disarm is tagged as verb.
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