English verb: disarm | |||
1. | disarm (competition) remove offensive capability from | ||
Synonyms | demilitarise, demilitarize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Antonyms | arm, gird, build up, fortify | ||
2. | disarm (emotion) make less hostile; win over | ||
Samples | Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely. | ||
Examples | Sam cannot disarm Sue | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | convert, convince, win over | ||
3. | disarm (competition) take away the weapons from; render harmless | ||
Synonyms | unarm | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deprive, divest, strip | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | demilitarise, demilitarize | ||