Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb defang
1 sense of defang
Sense 1
defang -- (remove the fangs from; "defang the poisonous snake")
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (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")