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defang
[ dee-fang ]
verb (used with object)
- to remove the fangs of:
to defang a snake.
- to cause to become less powerful or threatening; render harmless.
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It may even sink the talks President Obama is hoping will persuade Iran to defang its nuclear program.
From The Daily Beast
Yet this overdetermined combination, with its delicious and delicate execution, helps defang both symbols and make them ludicrous.
From The Daily Beast
To be sure, Washington has been trying to defang this capability, but it has been living with it.
From The Daily Beast
There is indeed a threat, but it is the Northern Irish parties themselves who are in the best position to defang it.
From The Daily Beast
This simple switch would single-handedly defang conservative fear-mongering about the national socialization of health care.
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