Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To remove the fangs from (something).

    The snake was defanged.

    remove the fangs from

  2. (figuratively, transitive)To render (something) harmless.

    entkrallen

Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
render harmless:

Forms

defangs, defanging, defanged, defanged
Base formdefang · to defang
3rd person singulardefangs
Present participledefanging
Past simpledefanged
Past participledefanged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydefang
he, she, itdefangs

Past simpleLesson

all personsdefanged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave defanged
he, she, ithas defanged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill defang

Synonyms

2 synonyms
render harmless:declawdetooth

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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