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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 | ||
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