The snake was defanged.
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Defang
//diːˈfæŋ//
Synonyms for "defang" (4 found)
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Greek
1 entries- ξεδοντιάζω verb (render harmless)
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The Government's new security supremo, Admiral Sir Alan West, said the danger from home-grown and foreign terrorists was at its greatest level ever, and warned that it could take up to 15 years to defang Islamic radicalism.
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