unarm

American  

[uhn-ahrm] / ʌnˈɑrm /

verb (used with object)

1. to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.

---

unarm British  

/ ʌnˈɑːm /

verb

1. a less common word for disarm

---

Etymology

Origin of unarm

First recorded in 1300–50, unarm is from the Middle English word unarmen. See un- ², arm ²

Example Sentences

A key consideration is that the opposition mostly consists of disparate groups of unarmed civilians.

From The Wall Street Journal

Iranian police are trained and equipped primarily to manage unrest without firearms, and almost all officers on the ground were unarmed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many observers have professed confusion over how Good, an unarmed person, can somehow be seen as a mortal threat.

From Salon

U.S. cyber and intelligence can help with “leveling the battlefield for unarmed civilians facing an armed regime,” he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Under state law, such weapons are not considered deadly, and a person carrying them is considered unarmed; but department officials argued that they are “visually indistinguishable from real firearms in rapidly escalating situations.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• deactivate
• demilitarize
• demobilize
• disband
• neutralize
• occupy
• subdue