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Meaning of 'disarm' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Disarm [ v. t.]
- To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
- To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a man's wrath.

Meaning of 'disarm' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . disarm [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make less hostile; win over
Example in sentence:
  • Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely

Nearby Words:

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