1. the act of removing fangs or neutralizing a threat

1. removing the fangs from a venomous animal
2. removing the power or threat from something dangerous
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The zoo veterinarian was defanging the cobra for safety reasons.
• Critics accused the committee of defanging the proposed legislation.
• The defanging of the snake took several hours to complete.
• New regulations are defanging the power of large corporations.
• Animal rights groups oppose the defanging of venomous reptiles.
• The treaty succeeded in defanging the military threat.
• Defanging wild animals is controversial among conservationists.