verb
to remove the fangs or stinger from (an animal)
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The snake handler carefully defanged the venomous cobra before putting on a show for the audience.
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I had to defang my cat before taking it to the vet so they wouldn't get scratched.
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The hacker was able to defang the security system and gain access to sensitive information.
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The politician tried to defang the opposition's arguments by presenting strong counterpoints.