to defang
1
7.8
To remove the sharp biting teeth from a snake or other venomous animal
- verb
- /dɪˈfæŋ/
:
desdentado
- I defanged a snake.
Examples
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I just defanged a snake.
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You trusted me, and I defanged the snake.
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No, you see, those asps, they were defanged.
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"Oh, yeah, she'll get it declawed and defanged.
Fiction book (1995) -
The veterinarian carefully defanged the rattlesnake before relocating it to a safer habitat.
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After the owner defanged the snake, it became less dangerous for the children to handle.
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Before the presentation, she defanged the criticisms by addressing them proactively.
How Disarmed
to euthanize
21
8.5
- Specialized
21
8.5
to disable
186
3.5
186
3.5
to defang
1
7.8
1
7.8
to restrain
233
4.6
233
4.6
to trim
145
2.6
145
2.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Defang comes from the parts de- meaning 'remove' and fang meaning 'tooth', so it literally means 'remove the tooth'. That's why defang can mean taking a snake's fangs away.