with obj.
1
- take a weapon or weapons away from (a person, force, or country)解除（个人、军队或国家的）武器, 缴…的械：
guerrillas had completely disarmed and demobilized their forces.
游击队彻底解除了他们的武装, 并将军队遣散。
1.1
- no obj.(of a country or force) give up or reduce its armed forces or weapons（国家, 军队）废除军队; 解除武装; 裁军：
the other militias had disarmed by the agreed deadline.
其他民兵也已在协议规定的最后期限前解除了武装。
1.2
- remove the fuse from (a bomb), making it safe（为了安全）拆除（炸弹）引信。
2
- allay the hostility or suspicions of消除…的敌意（或疑虑）：
his tact and political skills will disarm critics.
他老练的政治手腕会化解评论家的敌意。
2.1
- deprive of the power to injure or hurt消除杀伤（或伤害）力：
camp humour acts to provoke rather than disarm moral indignation.
矫揉造作的幽默不但不能消除反而会激起义愤。
in sing.
- chiefly Fencing an act of taking a weapon away from someone【主剑】解除（某人的）武器：
a well-executed disarm.
解除武器漂亮的一招。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French desarmer.