defang
[dee-fang]
- to remove the fangs of: to defang a snake.
- to cause to become less powerful or threatening; render harmless.
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Origin of defang
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It may even sink the talks President Obama is hoping will persuade Iran to defang its nuclear program.
To be sure, Washington has been trying to defang this capability, but it has been living with it.
There is indeed a threat, but it is the Northern Irish parties themselves who are in the best position to defang it.