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Synonyms for defang

Most common

declaw detooth nerf

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Verb

1. Declaw — to render (something) harmless

declaw, detooth

Other

nerf

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To render (something) harmless.

Forms

Past participle
defanged
e.g. defanged → declawed, detoothed, nerfed…

Example sentences

  • declaw Is it cruel to declaw your cat?
  • nerf Bruno shot a Nerf gun at Isabella.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
defangsteady
declawsteady
nerffalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
nerf
6 letters
declaw
7 letters
detooth

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