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tr.v. de·fanged, de·fang·ing, de·fangs

1. To remove the fangs of (a snake, for example).

2. To undermine the strength or power of; make ineffectual: an attempt to defang the opposition.

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defang - remove the fangs from; "defang the poisonous snake"

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

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