disarm

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɑː(ɹ)m/

The English word “disarm” has 6 meanings listed here.

verb

To deprive of weapons; 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.
To lay down arms; to stand down.
To reduce one's own military forces.
To render into a state in which something is no longer armed, or prepared for use (such as to disable the security systems on).

From Middle English desarmen (“to divest of arms”), from Anglo-Norman desarmer.

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