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Disarming   /dɪsˈɑrmɪŋ/   Listen
Disarming

noun
1.
Act of reducing or depriving of arms.  Synonym: disarmament.  Antonyms: armament, arming.
adjective
1.
Capable of allaying hostility.


Disarm

verb
(past & past part. disarming; pres. part. disarming)
1.
Remove offensive capability from.  Synonyms: demilitarise, demilitarize.  Antonym: arm.
2.
Make less hostile; win over.
3.
Take away the weapons from; render harmless.  Synonym: unarm.



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"Disarming" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Empire of Japan issued an ultimatum to Germany. She demanded the evacuation of Tsing-tau, the disarming of the warships there and the handing over of the territory to Japan for ultimate reversion to China. The time limit for her reply was set at 12 o'clock, August 24th. To this ultimatum Germany made no reply, and at 2.30 P. M., August 23d, the German Ambassador ...
— History of the World War - An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War • Francis A. March and Richard J. Beamish
... possible to return to the relatively low level of armaments in 1914, that in itself would signify an international lowering of armaments. But then there would be no sense in not going further and practically disarming altogether. ...
— In the World War • Count Ottokar Czernin
... who sat indolently before her mirror, clad in a morning negligee of exquisite delicacy, was so like a colorful and lustrous pearl that one forgot her surroundings. Hamilton's eyes, the eyes that could change so swiftly from implacability to disarming softness, flashed into pride as ...
— Destiny • Charles Neville Buck
... me to keep my castle thus, Disarming my true servants, arming his. Now more of outrage comes! what shall ...
— A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. VIII (4th edition) • Various
... and several times made small concessions, which were apparently unconscious, but amusing, nevertheless. She had none of the wiles of the coquette; she was transparent, and her friendliness was disarming. If she wanted Winfield to stay at home any particular morning or afternoon, she told him so. At first he was offended, but afterward learned to like it, for she could easily have instructed Hepsey to say that ...
— Lavender and Old Lace • Myrtle Reed


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