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- pronunciation:
- dIs
arm
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
disarms, disarming, disarmed |
| definition 1: |
to take away the weapons of; divest of the means of attack or defense.
Government forces rounded up the rebels and disarmed them.- synonyms:
- unarm
- antonyms:
- arm
- similar words:
- demilitarize, demobilize, disable
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| definition 2: |
to overcome the suspicion or antagonism of.
They had been prepared to dislike her, but her sweet smile disarmed them.- synonyms:
- conciliate, mollify, propitiate
- similar words:
- appease, assuage, calm
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| related words: |
melt, open |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to lay down arms or weapons.
The gunmen refused to disarm. |
| definition 2: |
of a nation, to reduce the size of the military forces or arsenal.
After the war, the vanquished nation was forced to disarm.- antonyms:
- arm
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The word disarm
contains the following parts:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs (dishearten) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disagree, disagreeable, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapprove, disbelief, discard, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disgrace, disgust, dishonest, disintegrate, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, disobey, disorder, disown, dispense, displace, display, displease, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissect, dissent, dissolve, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
arm
Latin
root
that means arms, weapons
Example words:
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