Polyglot Dictionary

entwaffnen

/ɛntˈvafnən/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
entwaffnet
past
entwaffnete
perfect
hat entwaffnet

Meaning

  1. to disarm

    Built from ent- (un-, away) + Waffe (weapon).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ent- un-, away
  • Waffe weapon

Similar words

abrüsten

Abrüsten is disarmament at a national or military-policy level — reducing weapons stockpiles; entwaffnen is physically taking a weapon away from a person.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

desarmar

desarmar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to disarm."

Practice

1 What does entwaffnen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Polizei ___ den Mann.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entwaffnen?

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