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defang

[ dee-fang ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to remove the fangs of:

    to defang a snake.

  2. to cause to become less powerful or threatening; render harmless.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of defang1

First recorded in 1950–55; de- + fang 1

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Example Sentences

It may even sink the talks President Obama is hoping will persuade Iran to defang its nuclear program.

Yet this overdetermined combination, with its delicious and delicate execution, helps defang both symbols and make them ludicrous.

To be sure, Washington has been trying to defang this capability, but it has been living with it.

There is indeed a threat, but it is the Northern Irish parties themselves who are in the best position to defang it.

This simple switch would single-handedly defang conservative fear-mongering about the national socialization of health care.

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