How do you use Defang in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like remove or take, plus the exact meaning.
Defang meaning
- To remove the fangs from (something).
- To render (something) harmless.
Using Defang
- The main meaning on this page is: To remove the fangs from (something). | To render (something) harmless.
- Useful related words include: remove, take, take away, withdraw.
- In the example corpus, defang often appears in combinations such as: to defang, defang north.
Context around Defang
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Defang
- In this selection, "defang" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, kill, granger, north and regimes stand out and add context to how "defang" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include efforts to defang regimes that and had to defang granger and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "defang" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with defang
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It follows that Christians must support efforts to defang regimes that commit such crimes. (14 words)
But South Korea, which made an impassioned appeal based on its role trying to defang North Korea, is still waiting. (20 words)
He shoulda learnt from Burnham that he had to defang Granger – and coulda done this by promising him the Ambassadorship to the Court of St James! (26 words)
The human body can form two types of antibodies, plus T-cells, all of which may work to kill, defang or block the virus from invading cells. (27 words)
He shoulda learnt from Burnham that he had to defang Granger – and coulda done this by promising him the Ambassadorship to the Court of St James! (26 words)
But South Korea, which made an impassioned appeal based on its role trying to defang North Korea, is still waiting. (20 words)
He shoulda learnt from Burnham that he had to defang Granger – and coulda done this by promising him the Ambassadorship to the Court of St James! (26 words)
Example sentences (4)
He shoulda learnt from Burnham that he had to defang Granger – and coulda done this by promising him the Ambassadorship to the Court of St James!
The human body can form two types of antibodies, plus T-cells, all of which may work to kill, defang or block the virus from invading cells.
But South Korea, which made an impassioned appeal based on its role trying to defang North Korea, is still waiting.
It follows that Christians must support efforts to defang regimes that commit such crimes.
Common combinations with defang
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to defang 5×
- defang north 2×