declaw

diˈklɔ

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Definition of declaw - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

animal surgery

Rare

remove the claws from an animal

Rare

The veterinarian decided to declaw the cat to prevent injuries.

figurative

Rare

make something harmless or less threatening

Rare

The new policy will declaw the aggressive campaign.

disarm

neutralize

weaken

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Origin of declaw

English, de (remove) + claw (nail)

Examples of declaw in a sentence

They had to declaw the lion for safety reasons.
The amendments will declaw the controversial bill.
Critics argue that the changes will declaw the powerful committee.

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French:dégriffer, neutraliser, ...
German:entkrallen, entschärfen, ...
Italian:rimuovere gli artigli, rendere innocuo, ...
Spanish:desungular, desarmar, ...
Portuguese:extrair as garras, enfraquecer, ...
Chinese:去爪, 削弱, ...
Japanese:爪を抜く, 無力化する, ...
Arabic:نَزَعَ مِخْلَبَ, جَرَّدَ مِنْ خُطُورَتِهِ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַסִּיר צִפּוֹרְנַיִם, לְנַטְרֵל, ...
Russian:удалять когти, обезвредить, ...
Ukrainian:позбавляти кігтів, знешкодити, ...
Hindi:नाखून निकालना, हानिरहित बनाना, ...
Bengali:নখ অপসারণ করা, নিরীহ করা, ...
Catalan:treure les urpes, desarmar, ...
Czech:odstranit drápy, zneškodnit, ...
Danish:fjerne kløerne, afvæbne, ...
Dutch:ontklauwen, ontkrachten, ...
Greek:αφαίρεση νυχιών, αφοπλίζω, ...
Hungarian:karomtalanítani, ártalmatlanítani, ...
Khmer:ដកក្រចក, ធ្វើឱ្យលែងគ្រោះថ្នាក់, ...
Korean:발톱을 제거하다, 무해하게 만들다, ...
Persian:ناخن کشیدن, بی‌خطر کرد, ...
Polish:usunąć pazury, osłabić, ...
Portuguese (BR):extrair as garras, enfraquecer, ...
Romanian:a declaw, a îmblânzi, ...
Swedish:avklösa, oskadliggöra, ...
Thai:ตัดเล็บ, ทำให้ไม่เป็นอันตราย, ...
Turkish:pençelerini almak, etkisizleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:cắt móng, làm suy yếu, ...

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