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unarm

[ uhn-ahrm ]

/ ʌnˈɑrm /

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verb (used with object)

to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.

Origin of unarm

First recorded in 1300–50, unarm is from the Middle English word unarmen. See un-², arm²

Words nearby unarm

unappropriated, unapproved, unapt, unarguable, unargued, unarm, unarmed, unartistic, unary, unary operation, unashamed

Example sentences from the Web for unarm

So he alighted, tied his horse to the tree, and prayed the lady to unarm him.

Stories of the Days of King Arthur |Charles Henry Hanson
Do you mean, then, to fall upon them naked and unarm'd, and butcher them in cold Blood?

Benjamin Franklin |Frank Luther Mott
Then the lady helped him to unarm, and with might and force he climbed up to the falcon.

Stories of King Arthur and His Knights |U. Waldo Cutler
And therewith Sir Launcelot alighted, and tied his horse to the same tree, and prayed the lady to unarm him.

Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume I (of II) |Thomas Malory

Unarm him first, then if he be not obstinate Preserve his life.Arc.

Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10): The Loyal Subject |Francis Beaumont

British Dictionary definitions for unarm

unarm

/ (ʌnˈɑːm) /

verb

a less common word for disarm