declaw
verb/diːˈklɔː/UK
Etymology
From de- + claw.
- inherited from *klawēn✻
- inherited from clawian
- inherited from *klawjaną✻
- inherited from *klauwjan✻
- inherited from clawan
- inherited from clawen
Definitions
To surgically remove the claws of (an animal)
To surgically remove the claws of (an animal); to perform onychectomy on.
To make harmless
To make harmless; to remove the power, authority, or force from.
- The acerbic comedy has been declawed by the demands of network TV.
- If, when the moment arrives, China is unwilling to side with its allies, the Arabs will rapidly find a declawed Chinese dragon unwelcome.
The neighborhood
- neighbordeclawing
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for declaw. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA