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unarm

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ʌˈnɑːm/
  • US: /ʌˈnɑɹm/
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)m
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N AA1 R M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To disarm, to remove the armour and weapons from.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To remove one's armour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

take away the weapons from; render harmless

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disarm

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: deprive, strip, divest

Narrower terms: demilitarize, demilitarise

History

Etymology

From un- + arm.