1. to remove weapons from someone or something
2. to make someone less hostile or aggressive
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The police managed to unarm the suspect without violence.
• Security guards unarmed all visitors before they entered the building.
• The treaty required both nations to unarm their border forces.
• Her gentle smile seemed to unarm even the angriest customers.
• The comedian’s self-deprecating humor unarmed his critics.
• They worked to unarm the explosive device safely.