unarm
Remove their weapons
To unarm is to disarm—to take weapons away or lay them down.
The word is archaic, largely displaced by disarm in modern usage.
You might encounter it in older texts or deliberate archaism: The knight unarmed himself after the battle.
Unarm can also mean to remove armor, reflecting an era when arms meant both weapons and protective gear.
Tools for fighting
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- confiscateSeize by authority
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
demilitarize · decommission · dismantle · neutralize · deactivate · defuse · denude · deprive
Yield under pressure
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- submitPresent for consideration
- concedeAdmit something reluctantly
- resignVoluntarily leave office
cede · succumb · acquiesce · abandon · renounce · forsake · abdicate · waive
Without means to resist
- exposedOut in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
helpless · powerless · susceptible · open · bare · naked · weakened · stripped
Antiwar moral stance
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- accordHarmony between parties
harmony · conciliation · cooperation · truce · ceasefire · treaty · détente · disarmament
weapons
Tools for fighting
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- confiscateSeize by authority
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
relinquish · demilitarize · decommission · dismantle · neutralize · deactivate · defuse · denude · deprive · divest
capitulate
Yield under pressure
resign · cede · succumb · acquiesce · abandon · renounce · forsake · abdicate · waive · defer
defenseless
Without means to resist
- exposedOut in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
unshielded · helpless · powerless · susceptible · open · bare · naked · weakened · stripped
pacifism
Antiwar moral stance
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
accord · harmony · conciliation · cooperation · truce · ceasefire · treaty · détente · disarmament · deescalate