disarmed; disarming; disarms
1
a
: to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be hostile
disarmed criticism by admitting her errors
b
: to win over
2
a
: to divest of arms
disarm captured troops
b
: to deprive of a means of attack or defense
disarm a ship
c
: to make harmless
disarm a bomb
disarmer
noun
: the laying aside or depriving of arms
especially
: the reduction of a military establishment to some minimum set by some specified authority
the disarmament of the defeated aggressor nation must be complete
Examples of disarm in a Sentence
Verb
The government has been unsuccessful at disarming the rebels.
The terrorists have refused to disarm.
It took more than an hour to disarm the bomb.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
Hezbollah denounces the deal as a threat to Lebanese sovereignty, while Israeli leaders vow not to cede ‘a millimeter’ until the group is fully disarmed.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The lawmaker was quoted as saying Lebanon's army is simply incapable of forcing Hezbollah to disarm.
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Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
So far the Lebanese military has been unable to force Hezbollah to disarm or withdraw its fighters from southern Lebanon.
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Xiaoqian Lin,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
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Verb
As a result, Skywalkers hovers between a sense of constant performance and disarming immediacy — the latter generally during the many vertigo-inducing drone shots of Ivan and Angela’s hair-raising accomplishments.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
Hezbollah denounces the deal as a threat to Lebanese sovereignty, while Israeli leaders vow not to cede ‘a millimeter’ until the group is fully disarmed.
—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The lawmaker was quoted as saying Lebanon's army is simply incapable of forcing Hezbollah to disarm.
—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
So far the Lebanese military has been unable to force Hezbollah to disarm or withdraw its fighters from southern Lebanon.
—
Xiaoqian Lin,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disarm. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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disarm
verb
dis·arm
(ˈ)dis-ˈärm 
1
: to take weapons from
disarm a prisoner
2
: to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of a country
3
: to make harmless, peaceable, or friendly : remove dislike or suspicion
a disarming smile
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