deprive of weapons (verb)

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• disarm — I (divest of arms) verb arma homini adimere, attenuate, cripple, deactivate, debilitate, decimate, deescalate, demilitarize, demobilize, deprive of arms, deprive of means of defense, deprive of power, deprive of strength, deprive of weapons,… …   Law dictionary

• disarm — /dɪsˈam / (say dis ahm) verb (t) 1. to deprive of weapons. 2. to deprive of means of attack or defence. 3. to divest of hostility, suspicion, etc.; make friendly. 4. to take out of a state of readiness for any specific purpose or effective use:… …  

• disarm — verb a) To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless. b) To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous; …   Wiktionary

• disarm — verb 1》 take a weapon or weapons away from.     ↘(of a country or force) give up or reduce its armed forces or weapons.     ↘remove the fuse from (a bomb). 2》 deprive of the power to hurt.     ↘[often as adjective disarming] allay the hostility… …   English new terms dictionary

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

• METALS AND MINING — In the Bible Six metals are mentioned in the Bible and in many passages they are listed in the same order: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, and lead. Antimony is also mentioned. The metals are referred to in various contexts, including methods of …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Kambojas — The Kambojas were a Kshatriya tribe of Iron Age India, frequently mentioned in ( post Vedic ) Sanskrit and Pali literature, making their first appearance in the Mahabharata and contemporary Vedanga literature (roughly from the 7th century BCE).… …   Wikipedia

• dis|arm — «dihs AHRM», transitive verb. 1. to take weapons away from: »The police captured the robbers and disarmed them. 2. to deprive of munitions of war or means of defense, often by tearing down or dismantling. 3. Figurative. to remove anger, dislike,… …   Useful english dictionary

• clean — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English clene, from Old English clǣne; akin to Old High German kleini delicate, dainty Date: before 12th century 1. a. free from dirt or pollution < changed to clean clothes > < clean solar energy > b. free from… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• de|nu|cle|ar|ize — «dee NOO klee uh ryz, NYOO », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to stop the production or testing of nuclear weapons in: »to denuclearize a zone. 2. to deprive of nuclear weapons: »to denuclearize a nation …   Useful english dictionary

• atomize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1845 1. to treat as made up of many discrete units 2. to reduce to minute particles or to a fine spray 3. divide, fragment < an atomized society >; also to deprive of meaningful ties to others …   New Collegiate Dictionary