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disarm

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  1. 1. v. t. To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a man's wrath. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. remove offensive capability from Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. make less hostile; win over Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. take away the weapons from; render harmless Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless. Security disarms the best-appointed army. Fuller. The proud was half disarmed of pride. Tennyson. 2. To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a man's wrath. Source: webster
  7. 7. v:100 v. remove offensive capability from v. make less hostile; win over v. take away the weapons from; render harmless Source: ecdict

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