declawv.

Brit.

/ˌdiːˈklɔː/, U.S.

/ˌdiˈklɔ/

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

Etymology: < de- prefix + claw n.

1. transitive. To clip or remove the claws of (an animal); (in later use) spec. to amputate the ends of the toes of (a domestic cat or other animal) to achieve permanent removal of the claws.

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

1901 W. Austral. Sunday Times 31 Mar. 1/5 My wife wants to ‘declaw’ our favorable cat by cutting her claws and thus save her carpets.

1936 N. Caldwell Fangs of Sea (1937) xi. 200 I declawed another crab.

1990 UPI Newswire (Nexis) 15 Oct. The cougars..cannot be released to the wild because both have been declawed and were raised in captivity.

2013 R. Freedman Beg vi. 45 Had I allowed simple common sense to pervade my teenage brain, I would've known that declawing a cat is cruel and barbaric.

2. transitive. figurative. To deprive (a person or thing) of force or power; to render harmless or ineffectual. Cf. defang v. 2.

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

1940 L. Sullivan Dead Hand of Bureaucracy ii. 31 President Roosevelt's reorganization proposals..were revised in the House, ‘de-clawed’ in the Senate, and enacted early in 1939.

1999 Foreign Affairs (Nexis) Nov. 36 The voluntary disarmament of the JKLF ended the grassroots revolt; once the azadi movement was effectively declawed, popular enthusiasm for the rebellion withered.

2019 M. Winter All Politics is Local (e-book ed.) Gradually declawing unions was an integral part of the plan.

Derivatives

deˈclawed adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] > deprived of power

gelded1531

depotentiated1886

declawed1945

the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or not dangerous > safe or harmless

unshathyOE

unbalefulOE

unscathefulc1175

unscathelya1400

unscathing1437

unnoyingc1440

unshendingc1450

unnoyous1483

harmless1533

unharmful1538

unhurtful1549

dintless1558

white1567

offenceless1581

inoffensive1598

unhurting1613

illaesive1628

innocuous1631

unmalignant1633

innoxious1638

inobnoxious1659

unvenomous1659

innocent1662

unafflictinga1711

unmolesting1767

fangless1790

unharming1796

woundless1796

uninjurious1809

uninjuring1820

unmischievous1821

scarless1823

boltless1832

inoffending1853

defanged1920

non-injury1926

anodyne1933

declawed1945

1945 Emporia (Kansas) Gaz. 3 Sept. 1/5 (heading) De-clawed ‘Tiger of Malaya’ gives up to Wainwright.

1987 D. Morris Catlore (1988) 63 A declawed cat is a maimed cat.

2016 Irish Times (Nexis) 16 Dec. 14 The declawed proposal likely to pass the Swiss parliament today has dispensed with the 2014 initiative's core demand.

deˈclawing n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of power > [noun] > loss or deprivation of power or authority

depotentiation1882

rollback1953

declawing2011

the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or lack of risk or harm > process of rendering harmless

neutralization1886

recuperation1967

declawing2011

1919 Punch 22 Jan. 65/3 The secretary insists on adding a fifteenth point..relating to the Declawing of Yellow Cats.

1987 Univ. of Mass. Boston Yearbk. 14 133/1 I would watch surgeries being performed—declawings, neuterings, ear and tail croppings—you name it, those surgeons did it all.

2011 Nat. Jrnl. Daily AM (Nexis) 18 Dec. The declawing of committees and their chiefs, once seen as the most powerful men and women on Capitol Hill, is a direct result of the deadline-busting approach to lawmaking that has dominated this Congress.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	declaw
释义	declawv. Brit. /ˌdiːˈklɔː/, U.S. /ˌdiˈklɔ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, claw n. Etymology: < de- prefix + claw n. 1. transitive. To clip or remove the claws of (an animal); (in later use) spec. to amputate the ends of the toes of (a domestic cat or other animal) to achieve permanent removal of the claws. 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 1901 W. Austral. Sunday Times 31 Mar. 1/5 My wife wants to ‘declaw’ our favorable cat by cutting her claws and thus save her carpets. 1936 N. Caldwell Fangs of Sea (1937) xi. 200 I declawed another crab. 1990 UPI Newswire (Nexis) 15 Oct. The cougars..cannot be released to the wild because both have been declawed and were raised in captivity. 2013 R. Freedman Beg vi. 45 Had I allowed simple common sense to pervade my teenage brain, I would've known that declawing a cat is cruel and barbaric. 2. transitive. figurative. To deprive (a person or thing) of force or power; to render harmless or ineffectual. Cf. defang v. 2. 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 1940 L. Sullivan Dead Hand of Bureaucracy ii. 31 President Roosevelt's reorganization proposals..were revised in the House, ‘de-clawed’ in the Senate, and enacted early in 1939. 1999 Foreign Affairs (Nexis) Nov. 36 The voluntary disarmament of the JKLF ended the grassroots revolt; once the azadi movement was effectively declawed, popular enthusiasm for the rebellion withered. 2019 M. Winter All Politics is Local (e-book ed.) Gradually declawing unions was an integral part of the plan. Derivatives deˈclawed adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] > deprived of power gelded1531 depotentiated1886 declawed1945 the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or not dangerous > safe or harmless unshathyOE unbalefulOE unscathefulc1175 unscathelya1400 unscathing1437 unnoyingc1440 unshendingc1450 unnoyous1483 harmless1533 unharmful1538 unhurtful1549 dintless1558 white1567 offenceless1581 inoffensive1598 unhurting1613 illaesive1628 innocuous1631 unmalignant1633 innoxious1638 inobnoxious1659 unvenomous1659 innocent1662 unafflictinga1711 unmolesting1767 fangless1790 unharming1796 woundless1796 uninjurious1809 uninjuring1820 unmischievous1821 scarless1823 boltless1832 inoffending1853 defanged1920 non-injury1926 anodyne1933 declawed1945 1945 Emporia (Kansas) Gaz. 3 Sept. 1/5 (heading) De-clawed ‘Tiger of Malaya’ gives up to Wainwright. 1987 D. Morris Catlore (1988) 63 A declawed cat is a maimed cat. 2016 Irish Times (Nexis) 16 Dec. 14 The declawed proposal likely to pass the Swiss parliament today has dispensed with the 2014 initiative's core demand. deˈclawing n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of power > [noun] > loss or deprivation of power or authority depotentiation1882 rollback1953 declawing2011 the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > safety or lack of risk or harm > process of rendering harmless neutralization1886 recuperation1967 declawing2011 1919 Punch 22 Jan. 65/3 The secretary insists on adding a fifteenth point..relating to the Declawing of Yellow Cats. 1987 Univ. of Mass. Boston Yearbk. 14 133/1 I would watch surgeries being performed—declawings, neuterings, ear and tail croppings—you name it, those surgeons did it all. 2011 Nat. Jrnl. Daily AM (Nexis) 18 Dec. The declawing of committees and their chiefs, once seen as the most powerful men and women on Capitol Hill, is a direct result of the deadline-busting approach to lawmaking that has dominated this Congress. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1901
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