DEFANG

defang

(verb) remove the fangs from; “defang the poisonous snake”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

defang (third-person singular simple present defangs, present participle defanging, simple past and past participle defanged)

(transitive) To remove the fangs from (something).

(figuratively) To render harmless.

Synonyms

• (render harmless): declaw

Anagrams

• fag end, fag-end, fanged

Source: Wiktionary



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