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I want to move to a world of no nuclear weapons but I want to do that through multilateral disarmament so that we all disarm together.
Ed Miliband

Meaning of "disarm" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISARM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISARM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disarm is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb disarm in English.

WHAT DOES DISARM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Disarm

"Disarm" is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the third single from their second album, Siamese Dream. "Disarm" was written by Billy Corgan and is one of the band’s most highly regarded songs. Corgan considers it the most personally important song on Siamese Dream.

Definition of disarm in the English dictionary

The first definition of disarm in the dictionary is to remove defensive or offensive capability from. Other definition of disarm is to deprive of weapons. Disarm is also to remove the triggering device of.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISARM

PRESENT

Present
I disarm
you disarm
he/she/it disarms
we disarm
you disarm
they disarm
Present continuous
I am disarming
you are disarming
he/she/it is disarming
we are disarming
you are disarming
they are disarming
Present perfect
I have disarmed
you have disarmed
he/she/it has disarmed
we have disarmed
you have disarmed
they have disarmed
Present perfect continuous
I have been disarming
you have been disarming
he/she/it has been disarming
we have been disarming
you have been disarming
they have been disarming
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I disarmed
you disarmed
he/she/it disarmed
we disarmed
you disarmed
they disarmed
Past continuous
I was disarming
you were disarming
he/she/it was disarming
we were disarming
you were disarming
they were disarming
Past perfect
I had disarmed
you had disarmed
he/she/it had disarmed
we had disarmed
you had disarmed
they had disarmed
Past perfect continuous
I had been disarming
you had been disarming
he/she/it had been disarming
we had been disarming
you had been disarming
they had been disarming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will disarm
you will disarm
he/she/it will disarm
we will disarm
you will disarm
they will disarm
Future continuous
I will be disarming
you will be disarming
he/she/it will be disarming
we will be disarming
you will be disarming
they will be disarming
Future perfect
I will have disarmed
you will have disarmed
he/she/it will have disarmed
we will have disarmed
you will have disarmed
they will have disarmed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been disarming
you will have been disarming
he/she/it will have been disarming
we will have been disarming
you will have been disarming
they will have been disarming
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would disarm
you would disarm
he/she/it would disarm
we would disarm
you would disarm
they would disarm
Conditional continuous
I would be disarming
you would be disarming
he/she/it would be disarming
we would be disarming
you would be disarming
they would be disarming
Conditional perfect
I would have disarm
you would have disarm
he/she/it would have disarm
we would have disarm
you would have disarm
they would have disarm
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been disarming
you would have been disarming
he/she/it would have been disarming
we would have been disarming
you would have been disarming
they would have been disarming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you disarm
we let´s disarm
you disarm
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to disarm
Past participle
disarmed
Present Participle
disarming
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISARM


alarm
əˈlɑːm
arm
ɑːm
balm
bɑːm
calm
kɑːm
charm
tʃɑːm
enarm
ɪnˈɑːm
farm
fɑːm
firearm
ˈfaɪərˌɑːm
Guam
ɡwɑːm
hammam
hʌmˈɑːm
haram
ˈhɑːˌrɑːm
harm
hɑːm
imam
ɪˈmɑːm
inarm
ɪnˈɑːm
Islam
ˈɪzlɑːm
palm
pɑːm
prearm
priːˈɑːm
psalm
sɑːm
rearm
riːˈɑːm
unarm
ʌnˈɑːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISARM

disapprobation
disapprobative
disapprobatory
disappropriate
disapproval
disapprove
disapprover
disapproving
disapprovingly
disarmament
disarmer
disarming
disarmingly
disarrange
disarranged
disarrangement
disarray
disarticulate
disarticulation
disarticulator

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISARM

actual bodily harm
crossarm
dairy farm
fire alarm
forearm
home farm
like a charm
lukewarm
make a long arm
pig farm
self-harm
shot in the arm
smoke alarm
straight-arm
swarm
underarm
upper arm
warm
web server farm
wind farm

Synonyms and antonyms of disarm in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISARM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disarm» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disarm

Translation of «disarm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISARM

Find out the translation of disarm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disarm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disarm» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

解除 > 武装
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desarmar
570 millions of speakers

English

disarm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क़ाबू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نزع سلاح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разоружить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desarmar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিরস্ত্র করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désarmer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melucutkan senjata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entwaffnen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

武装解除する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무장 해제시키다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disarm
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giải giới
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிராயுதபாணியாக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निरुपयोग करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

silahsızlandırılması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disarmare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozbroić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

роззброїти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezarma
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφοπλίσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontwapen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avväpna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avvæpne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disarm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISARM»

The term «disarm» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.118 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISARM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «disarm» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «disarm» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disarm

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10 QUOTES WITH «DISARM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disarm.
1
Michael Badnarik
Gun bans disarm victims, putting them at the mercy of murderers or terrorists who think nothing of breaking the gun laws.
2
Hans Blix
I also hear your president say that war is the means of last resort and I think he means that. I met him last autumn and he assured me that they wanted to come through and disarm Iraq by peaceful means, and that's what we are trying to do as hard as we can.
3
Michael Cudlitz
If you disarm someone's hands - they cannot kill you!
4
Michael Dukakis
I do not believe in people owning guns. Guns should be owned only by the police and military. I am going to do everything I can to disarm this state.
5
Carmen Ejogo
Any good director, and I've worked with a few that I would call very good, they know how to disarm any anxieties very quickly.
6
Douglas Feith
The key to making the inspections work is the Iraqi government making the crucial decision that because of the international pressure Iraq has to disarm itself.
7
Uri Geller
Our meaning is to make our little planet Earth a better place to live, to stop wars, disarm nuclear missiles, to stop diseases, AIDS, plague, cancer and to stop pollution.
8
Richard Lugar
The time frame is very small to disarm the militia, to bring about a security situation in which the governing council, the 24 Iraqis or however many others they appoint, can govern the country.
9
Niccolo Machiavelli
When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred.
10
Ed Miliband
I want to move to a world of no nuclear weapons but I want to do that through multilateral disarmament so that we all disarm together.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISARM»

Discover the use of disarm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disarm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Disarm: The Complete Novel
June Gray's bestselling erotic serial is now available in print for the first time—as one complete novel.
June Gray, 2014
2
Disarm
This is a new release of the original 1960 edition.
Lowell Limpus, 2013
3
Capture (Disarm #6)
PART SIX OF JUNE GRAY'S DISARM SERIES The conclusion to the story of Henry and Elsie The future beckons.
June Gray, 2013
4
Disarm (Disarm #1)
June Gray. Intermix titles by June Gray The Disann Series DISARM BESIEGE RETREAT THE HENRY SESSIONS ENGAGE CAPTURE DISARM A Disarm Novella June Gray INTERMIX BOOKS, NEW YORK.
June Gray, 2013
5
Engage (Disarm #5)
June Gray. Intermix titles by June Gray The Disann Series DISARM BESIEGE RETREAT THE HENRY SESSIONS ENGAGE CAPTURE ENGAGE A Disarm Novella June Gray INTERMIX BOOKS, NEW YORK.
June Gray, 2013
6
Besiege (Disarm #2)
June Gray. Intermix titles by June Gray The Disann Series DISARM BESIEGE RETREAT THE HENRY SESSIONS ENGAGE CAPTURE BE SIEGE A Disarm Novella June Gray INTERMIX BOOKS, NEW.
June Gray, 2013
7
50 Ways to Tame a Toddler: How to Charm and Disarm Your ...
Covering common situations posed by real-world toddlers, a guide for overwhelmed parents draws on British nanny insights to cover everything from potty-training protests and playgroup roughhousing to temper tantrums and childproofing.
Hamlyn, 2009
8
The Henry Sessions (Disarm #4)
Henry talks about the past during his therapy sessions but one night puts everything into question, including his relationship with the woman he's loved all his life. Don't miss Engage, part five of the Disarm series!
June Gray, 2013
9
Retreat (Disarm #3)
June Gray. INTERMIX BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group ( USA) Inc. 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA USA | Canada | UK | Ireland | Australia | New Zealand | India | South Africa | China Penguin ...
June Gray, 2013
10
Killing and Saving: Abortion, Hunger, and War
sary, but must be prepared to accept some loss if a nonlethal means could disarm the attacker. If I am defending myself, I would presumably be willing to risk everything if necessary. But if I am defending myself against a voluntary — that is,  ...
John P. Reeder, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISARM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disarm is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Army team disarms device found in Yakima neighborhood | Crime …
An explosives disposal team works to disarm a suspicious object on South 23rd Avenue just north of Bonnie Doon Avenue in Yakima, Wash. on ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»
2
Dallas police fatally shoot armed sex offender Joe Cody - CBS News
... Dallas police shot and killed a 59-year-old man registered as a sex offender after the man brandished a revolver and refused to disarm. «CBS News, Jul 15»
3
Winnipeg police bomb unit destroy suspicious package on St … - CBC
A loud bang was heard in the area, but police said that was officers shooting at the package to disarm a potential explosive. It turns out the ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
4
Republicans try to disarm 'suicide bomber' Trump | Washington …
Despite the risks to the 2016 election, some Republicans say there is nothing to gain by calling Trump out. By David M. Drucker • 7/7/15 12:01 ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
5
French forces help disarm groups after peace deal in Mali
French forces help disarm groups after peace deal in Mali. RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. Associated Press. ASONGO, Mali: A dozen ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
6
Disarm the Police protesters take part in flag-burning protest in …
Anti-NYPD group Disarm the Police staged a flag-burning protest on Wednesday night for what they claimed was a stand against the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Turkish police disarm gunman in Izmir
Turkish police disarmed a man -- suspected of being a member of Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, terrorist group -- carrying 14 kilograms of ... «Anadolu Agency, Jul 15»
8
Turkish Police disarm man carrying explosives, weapon
Turkish police have disarmed a man carrying 14 kilograms of explosives and a firearm near a shopping center in the western city of İzmir. «Daily Sabah, Jul 15»
9
Despite call to disarm, abusers still pack heat
Police officers knew Stafford Leo Shaw owned a handgun. He had used it in January as a club to beat his girlfriend on the head during a ... «Chesterfield Observer, Jul 15»
10
Now is not the time to disarm the American public
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee warns that America is dealing with “the highest threat level we have ever faced in this ... «Montana Standard, Jun 15»

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