Associations to the word «Disarm»

Wiktionary

DISARM, verb. (transitive) To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
DISARM, verb. (transitive) To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a man's wrath.
DISARM, verb. (intransitive) To lay down arms; to stand down.
DISARM, verb. (intransitive) To reduce one's own military forces.

Dictionary definition

DISARM, verb. Remove offensive capability from.
DISARM, verb. Make less hostile; win over; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely".
DISARM, verb. Take away the weapons from; render harmless.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats