1. Capable of allaying hostility
   "His disarming smile helped ease the tension in the room"

1. Act of reducing or depriving of arms
   "the disarming of the aggressor nations must be complete";
   - disarmament

1. Remove offensive capability from
   "The treaty required both nations to disarm their nuclear weapons";
   - demilitarize, demilitarise [Brit]
    
2. Remove weapons from someone; render harmless
   "The police disarmed the suspect before making the arrest";
   - unarm
    
3. Make less hostile; win over
   "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely"

See also: unprovocative, unprovoking

Type of: convert, convince, demobilisation [Brit], demobilization, deprive, divest, remove, strip, take away, win over

Antonym: arming

Encyclopedia: Disarming