ex-armo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to deprive of arms, to disarm (post-Aug.).
I Lit.: cohortes, Tac. H. 2, 76 fin. : dextras, Luc. 5, 356: Medos, id. 8, 387; Col. 7, 3, 5; cf. Lampr. Hel. 21.—
B Transf.
1 Navem, i. e. to unrig , dismantle , Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 17, 6; id. Contr. 3, 15, 9.— Absol. , to lose the rigging of a ship: et si exarmavit, tamen reliquias navigii aptat ad cursum, Sen. Ep. 30, 3; cf. Dig. 14, 2, 2.—
2 (Causa pro effectu.) To deprive of strength , to weaken : serpentem diro veneno, i. e. to render harmless , Sil. 1, 411; so, taurum, Val. Fl. 7, 597: tigres, Manil. 4, 235: aequor (terrae cingentes), Claud. Epigr. 35, 4: Romani exarmati, weakened , Vell. 2, 17 Ruhnk.—
II Trop., to disarm : filium mater Veturia lacrimis suis exarmavit, Flor. 1, 22, 3 Duker.; cf.: nautas mirabili forma, Petr. 105, 7: accusationem, Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 29.