Definition of Defang

1. Verb. Remove the fangs from. "Defang the poisonous snake"

Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw

Definition of Defang

1. Verb. (transitive) To remove the fangs from (something). ¹

2. Verb. (figuratively) To render harmless. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Defang

1. to make harmless [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: harmless

Lexicographical Neighbors of Defang

defamiliarisations
defamiliarise
defamiliarised
defamiliarises
defamiliarising
defamiliarization
defamiliarizations
defamiliarize
defamiliarized
defamiliarizes
defamiliarizing
defaming
defamingly
defamings
defamous
defang (current term)
defanged
defanging
defangs
defasciculation
defast
defaste
defat
defatigable
defatigate
defatigation
defats
defatted
defatting
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Literary usage of Defang

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Jury And The Search For Truth: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary edited by Orrin G. Hatch (1998)
"... abolishing the exclusionary rule would defang the "due process model," with respect to Fourth Amendment violations (supra, p. 35). With respect to (b), ..."

2. Financial Services Reform: Congressional Hearing edited by Michael G. Oxley (1999)
"... and disclosure requirements, and in those areas the SEC is the final arbiter. And my recommendation with respect to the proposal to defang the SEC ..."

3. Biological, Social, and Organizational Components of Success for Women in by National Academy of Sciences (U.S., National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (U.S. (2006)
"The social psychology of stereotyping: Using social science to litigate gender discrimination cases and defang the "cluelessness" defense. ..."

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