[ US /dɪˈsɑɹm/ ]
[ UK /dɪsˈɑːm/ ]
VERB
  1. remove offensive capability from
  2. make less hostile; win over
    Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely
  3. take away the weapons from; render harmless
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How To Use disarm In A Sentence

  • Secondly, to stop paramilitary activities, thirdly significant disarmament, and fourthly, a public statement that conflict is over.
  • He is disarmingly straightforward about his goofs and gaffes, of which he had plenty during his first go-round.
  • Their songs have a certain elegant charm and a quality of innocence that's genuinely disarming.
  • They made little headway popularizing Britain's unilateral nuclear disarmament, and the unilateralist tide lacked any consistent direction.
  • the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete
  • I fear that bypassing the United Nations and demanding regime change by force instead of working toward peaceful disarmament is a dangerous step for our nation.
  • But Gorbachev too was influenced by Western disarmament groups, and even initiated a nuclear testing moratorium at their suggestion.
  • To minimize risks, they would not be required to disarm the several militia groups responsible for recent massacres.
  • In ancient times they used disguise and subterfuge, but these modern warriors used an equally disarming trick. Times, Sunday Times
  • They had campaigned vigorously for unilateral nuclear disarmament .
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