defangv.

Brit.

/ˌdiːˈfaŋ/, U.S.

/ˌdiˈfæŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, fang n.¹

Etymology: < de- prefix + fang n.¹ Compare earlier defanged adj.

Originally North American.

1. transitive. To remove the fangs from (an animal, esp. a snake). Often (and in earliest use) in figurative contexts. Cf. sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [verb (transitive)] > cut off tail, ears, or other bits

dockc1386

bobtail1577

dishorn1603

crop1607

strunt1828

de-tail1837

stern1858

decaudate1864

tail1886

dehorn1888

declaw1901

poll1907

defang1912

1912 U.S. Investor 3 Aug. 1317/3 The resolution..the Burroughs Machine Company has always harbored of reducing competition..has become..a positive passion... Defang the adder, it is determined to do.

1924 N.Y. Herald Tribune 16 Nov. (Mag. section) 11/2 The next step in making the snakes salable is taken by a big negro, who grasps each snake..and then defangs it with a sharp knife.

1960 Wichita Falls (Texas) Times 3 June 2/3 Garner..wastes precious little time when he is defanging a rattlesnake. He's quick but above all, he's careful.

1984 W. F. Zak Sovereign Shame i. 37 All they desire is to render him powerless..as one might defang and declaw a dangerously unpredictable cat.

2011 Private Eye 27 May 18/3 Contrary to popular belief, we do not defang them [sc. snakes], so the poisonous ones are still dangerous.

2. transitive. figurative. To render (a person or thing) harmless or ineffectual; to weaken or disempower.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of power > deprive of power [verb (transitive)] > reduce the power of

weaken1530

to shorten the arm or hand of1535

weaken1568

emasculate1608

to pare the claws of1884

defang1919

declaw1940

the world > action or operation > safety > make safe or secure [verb (transitive)] > make safe or not dangerous > make harmless

unarm1569

to file (one's) teeth1599

cicurate1606

disenvenoma1711

scotch1726

defang1919

neutralize1937

sterilize1939

declaw1940

recuperate1967

1919 Anaconda (Montana) Standard 31 Mar. 3/3 The one big duty that falls to Butte today is to defang, defeat and disarm the..dangerous gang of disruptionists that infest this city.

1944 Christian Sci. Monitor 17 Aug. 18/1 The first step is to defang the present aggressors.

1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 27 Mar. a1 Although the Navy defangs its retired nuclear submarines by taking out the nuclear fuel, the metal in the power plant..stays radioactive for years.

2002 S. Turow Reversible Errors (2003) 381 She'd defang the right by talking up the tax savings.

2015 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 4 Apr. 25 The terms secured by Mr Kerry..would defang Iran's nuclear programme far more effectively than military action.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	defang
释义	defangv. Brit. /ˌdiːˈfaŋ/, U.S. /ˌdiˈfæŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, fang n.¹ Etymology: < de- prefix + fang n.¹ Compare earlier defanged adj. Originally North American. 1. transitive. To remove the fangs from (an animal, esp. a snake). Often (and in earliest use) in figurative contexts. Cf. sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [verb (transitive)] > cut off tail, ears, or other bits dockc1386 bobtail1577 dishorn1603 crop1607 strunt1828 de-tail1837 stern1858 decaudate1864 tail1886 dehorn1888 declaw1901 poll1907 defang1912 1912 U.S. Investor 3 Aug. 1317/3 The resolution..the Burroughs Machine Company has always harbored of reducing competition..has become..a positive passion... Defang the adder, it is determined to do. 1924 N.Y. Herald Tribune 16 Nov. (Mag. section) 11/2 The next step in making the snakes salable is taken by a big negro, who grasps each snake..and then defangs it with a sharp knife. 1960 Wichita Falls (Texas) Times 3 June 2/3 Garner..wastes precious little time when he is defanging a rattlesnake. He's quick but above all, he's careful. 1984 W. F. Zak Sovereign Shame i. 37 All they desire is to render him powerless..as one might defang and declaw a dangerously unpredictable cat. 2011 Private Eye 27 May 18/3 Contrary to popular belief, we do not defang them [sc. snakes], so the poisonous ones are still dangerous. 2. transitive. figurative. To render (a person or thing) harmless or ineffectual; to weaken or disempower. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of power > deprive of power [verb (transitive)] > reduce the power of weaken1530 to shorten the arm or hand of1535 weaken1568 emasculate1608 to pare the claws of1884 defang1919 declaw1940 the world > action or operation > safety > make safe or secure [verb (transitive)] > make safe or not dangerous > make harmless unarm1569 to file (one's) teeth1599 cicurate1606 disenvenoma1711 scotch1726 defang1919 neutralize1937 sterilize1939 declaw1940 recuperate1967 1919 Anaconda (Montana) Standard 31 Mar. 3/3 The one big duty that falls to Butte today is to defang, defeat and disarm the..dangerous gang of disruptionists that infest this city. 1944 Christian Sci. Monitor 17 Aug. 18/1 The first step is to defang the present aggressors. 1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 27 Mar. a1 Although the Navy defangs its retired nuclear submarines by taking out the nuclear fuel, the metal in the power plant..stays radioactive for years. 2002 S. Turow Reversible Errors (2003) 381 She'd defang the right by talking up the tax savings. 2015 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 4 Apr. 25 The terms secured by Mr Kerry..would defang Iran's nuclear programme far more effectively than military action. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1912
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