disarm has definitions from the field of military
1
[ verb ] (military) remove offensive capability from

Used in print

(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)

This is why I say we just can't go_ahead and disarm the Germans and pull_down our own defenses .

Related terms

arm disarming

2
[ verb ] make less hostile; win over

Examples

"Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely"

Related terms

convert

3
[ verb ] (military) take away the weapons from; render harmless

Synonyms

unarm

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