nounπShareThe act of depriving a person of a weapon they carry."The disarm of the student's knife was crucial to preventing a fight. "weaponmilitarypoliceactionwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless."The teacher had to disarm the students before the art class began, taking away all the scissors and knives. "militaryweaponwarpoliceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous"Talking about his childhood, Mark tried to disarm the seriousness of the situation by telling a funny anecdote. "militarywaractionpoliceweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo lay down arms; to stand down."The soldiers were ordered to disarm before entering the town. "militaryweaponactionwarpoliticsgovernmentstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo reduce one's own military forces."The country decided to disarm its army, reducing the number of soldiers and weapons. "militarywargovernmentnationpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo disable the security systems on."Before entering the house, he had to disarm the alarm system using a code. "technologydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading