v. 25B6; verb
the UN must disarm the country : DEMILITARIZE, demobilize.
the militia refused to disarm : LAY DOWN ONE'S ARMS, demilitarize; poetic/literary turn swords into ploughshares.
police disarmed the bomb : DEFUSE, disable, deactivate, put out of action, make harmless.
the warmth in his voice disarmed her : WIN OVER, charm, persuade, thaw; mollify, appease, placate, pacify, conciliate, propitiate.