Unarm
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To disarm, to remove the armour and weapons from. transitive
"Thenne anone la beale Isoud sente in to the toune / and prayd syr Dynadan that he wold come in to the castel / & repose hym there with a lady / with a good wylle sayd sir Dynadan / & soo he mounted vpon his hors and rode in to the castel / & there he alyghte / and was vnarmed / & brought in to the castel"
- 2 take away the weapons from; render harmless wordnet
- 3 To remove one's armour. intransitive
"Call here my varlet; I'll unarm again: Why should I war without the walls of Troy, That find such cruel battle here within?"
Synonyms
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More examples"Thenne anone la beale Isoud sente in to the toune / and prayd syr Dynadan that he wold come in to the castel / & repose hym there with a lady / with a good wylle sayd sir Dynadan / & soo he mounted vpon his hors and rode in to the castel / & there he alyghte / and was vnarmed / & brought in to the castel"
Etymology
From un- + arm.
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