Defang (Verb)
Meaning
Remove the fangs from; "defang the poisonous snake".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The zookeeper carefully defanged the venomous snake before handling it for the educational exhibit.
- Lawmakers worked to defang the bill by removing its most contentious provisions.
- The decision was made to defang the cobra to make it safe for the filmmakers to shoot the scene.
- At the suggestion of animal control, the owners decided to defang the aggressive dog.
- Scientists have been studying ways to defang the deadly viper without causing it unnecessary harm.