Dis-ärm', v. t.
(91), v. t. [imp. & p. p. DISARMED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISARMING.] [Prefix dis and arm, q. v.; Fr. désarmer, Pr., Sp., & Pg. desarmer, It. disarmare.]
Sense 1. To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
Security disarms the best appointed army. Fuller.
Sense 2. To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to divest of the power to terrify; to render innocuous; as, to disarm rage or passion.