disarm

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dis·arm [disarm disarms disarmed disarming] BrE [dɪsˈɑːm] NAmE [dɪsˈɑːrm] verb
1. transitive ~ sb to take a weapon or weapons away from sb
•Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed.
2. intransitive (of a country or a group of people)to reduce the size of an army or to give up some or all weapons, especially nuclear weapons
•The government was reluctant to disarm.
3. transitive ~ sb to make sb feel less angry or critical
•He disarmed her immediately by apologizing profusely.
•The best way to disarm your critics is to make them laugh.
compare ↑arm
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French desarmer.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  unarm, demilitarize, demilitarise
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  arm, build up, fortify, gird