disarm

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb remove offensive capability from
  2. verb make less hostile; win over
  3. verb take away the weapons from; render harmless

Etymology

From Middle English desarmen (“to divest of arms”), from Anglo-Norman desarmer.

In classic literature

Synonyms

demilitarize, demilitarise

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