disarm
verb (used with object)
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
disarmed
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past participleof disarm.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof disarm.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
disarmverb (used with object)to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
Example Sentences
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It has said the campaign will continue until Hezbollah is disarmed.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
Even if the regime doesn’t fall, it will be leaderless, impoverished, isolated, besieged, mostly disarmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
A Syrian immigrant, the owner of a nearby fruit stand, tackled and disarmed one of the gunmen at great personal risk.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2025
Any skeptic would find themselves disarmed by her soft smile and twinkling voice, and her tendency to address everyone as “angel.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
Cat gave a sad wave to them, and then he was allowing himself to be disarmed by the crew of the Ray.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
