Definition of "disarm" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.

2. (transitive) To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous.

   • to disarm a man's wrath

3. (intransitive) To lay down arms; to stand down.

4. (intransitive) To reduce one's own military forces.

5. (transitive) To render into a state in which something is no longer armed, or prepared for use (such as to disable the security systems on).

noun

1. The act of depriving a person of a weapon they carry.