disarm

Definition

  • verb: to take weapons from (someone or something)
  • verb: to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be hostile
  • synonyms: unarm, disweapon, diswhip

Examples

  • He has a way of 'disarming' [='winning over'] his critics by flattering them.

  • We were 'disarmed' [='charmed, captivated'] by her sense of humor.

  • The government has been unsuccessful at 'disarming' the rebels.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Three minutes and ten seconds. I will create an empire that will endure for a millennia Indestructible and eternal. Move it! Move it! We don't have to actually disarm the device, we just have to remove the cylinders. Yes. Except that they're welded in. What we need is a controlled expolsion. (..)
    2009 Sherlock Holmes