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defang definition

de·fang (dē faŋ′)

transitive verb

  1. to remove the fangs of to defang a snake
  2. to render harmless to defang an opposing candidate

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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