Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dehorn

2 senses of dehorn

Sense 1
dehorn -- (prevent the growth of horns of certain animals)
       => 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")

Sense 2
dehorn -- (take the horns off (an animal))
       => take off -- (take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!")

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