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