disarm

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disarming p. pr. & vb. n. Disarming. ] [ OE. desarmen, F. désarmer; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + armer to arm. See Arm. ] 1. To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless. [ 1913 Webster ]

Security disarms the best-appointed army. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

The proud was half disarmed of pride. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a man's wrath. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. désarmement. ] The act of disarming. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. dis- + armature. ] The act of divesting of armature. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Deprived of arms. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) Deprived of claws, and teeth or beaks. Cussans. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who disarms. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. act of reducing or depriving of weapons.
Syn. -- disarmament. [ WordNet 1.5 ]