Antonyms of verb disarm

1 of 3 senses of disarm

Sense 1
disarm, demilitarize, demilitarise -- (remove offensive capability from)
       Antonym of arm (Sense 1)
      => arm, build up, fortify, gird -- (prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb disarm

3 senses of disarm

Sense 1
disarm, demilitarize, demilitarise -- (remove offensive capability from)

Sense 2
disarm -- (make less hostile; win over; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely")
       => convert, win over, convince -- (make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product")

Sense 3
disarm, unarm -- (take away the weapons from; render harmless)
       => deprive, strip, divest -- (take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets")

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