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disarm

di·sarm

UK/dɪsˈɑː(ɹ)m/ US/dɪsˈɑɹm/ fairly common

verb

1.
2.

make less hostile; win over

  • “Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely”
3.

take away the weapons from; render harmless

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Origin

From Middle English desarmen (“to divest of arms”), from Anglo-Norman desarmer.

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