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desarmar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • defuse verb To remove the fuse or detonator from an explosive device.
  • disarm verb To take weapons away from someone.

Senses

desarmar is used for these senses in English:

  • defuse (transitive) To remove the fuse from (e.g. a bomb).

defuse — full definition

  1. verb To remove the fuse or detonator from an explosive device.
  2. verb To make a tense or dangerous situation calmer.

disarm — full definition

  1. verb To take weapons away from someone.
  2. verb To reduce a country's military weapons and forces.
  3. verb To win someone's trust or ease their hostility, often with charm.
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