defang
transitive verb
- to remove the fangs of: to defang a snake
- to render harmless: to defang an opposing candidate
See defang in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dē-făngˈ)
transitive verb de·fanged,
de·fang·ing,
de·fangs - To remove the fangs of (a snake, for example).
- To undermine the strength or power of; make ineffectual: an attempt to defang the opposition.
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