defang
verb[T]
uk/ˌdiːˈfæŋ/us/ˌdiːˈfæŋ/to make someone or something lessharmful, so that he, she, or it is nolongerdangerous:
使无害;削弱Intryingto defang theterroristthreat, the US will have todismantleamassivemoneylaunderingnetwork.为了消除恐怖主义威胁,美国必须摧毁一个庞大的洗钱组织网。
Becoming and making smaller or less
- abridgment
- attenuate
- attenuated
- attenuating
- attenuation
- boil
- damp
- falling-off
- foreshorten
- foreshortened
- go through the flooridiom
- haircut
- lessen
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- rundown
- sag
- salami slicing
- scalesomethingdown
- shave
- telescope
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Becoming and making less strong