DEFANG

Meaning of DEFANG in English

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ē - ' fa ŋ

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1953

: to make harmless or less powerful

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

DEFANG — transitive verb Date: 1953 to make harmless or less powerful
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEFANG — I. (ˈ)dē+ transitive verb Etymology: de- + fang (n.) : to remove the fangs from (as a poisonous snake) II. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEFANG — /dee fang"/ , v.t. 1. to remove the fangs of: to defang a snake. 2. to cause to become less …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFANG — v. remove fangs from (from dogs, snakes etc.); make harmless; make ineffectual; weaken the power or strength, make less powerful
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DEFANG — transitive verb Date: 1953 : to make harmless or less powerful
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEFANG — ■ verb make harmless or ineffectual.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DEFANG — [de.fang] vt (1953): to make harmless or less powerful
Merriam-Webster English vocab

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