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disarm vs deprive

deprive vs disarm

disarm and deprive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disarm No No Yes No
deprive No No Yes No
As verbs, deprive is a hypernym of disarm; that is, deprive is a word with a broader meaning than disarm:
  • disarm: take away the weapons from; render harmless
  • deprive: take away possessions from someone
Other hypernyms of disarm include divest, strip.
disarm (verb) deprive (verb)
remove offensive capability from take away
take away the weapons from; render harmless keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
make less hostile; win over take away possessions from someone
Difference between disarm and deprive

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