"declaw" meaning in English

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          "name": "Veterinary medicine",
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        "To surgically remove the claws of (an animal); to perform onychectomy on."
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          "veterinary medicine",
          "veterinary medicine"
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          "remove",
          "remove"
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          "claw",
          "claw"
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          "onychectomy",
          "onychectomy"
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        "(transitive, veterinary medicine) To surgically remove the claws of (an animal); to perform onychectomy on."
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          "ref": "2016 January 25, “Why Arabs would regret a toothless Chinese dragon”, in The National, retrieved 2016-01-25",
          "text": "If, when the moment arrives, China is unwilling to side with its allies, the Arabs will rapidly find a declawed Chinese dragon unwelcome.",
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        "To make harmless."
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        "(transitive, figuratively) To make harmless."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/diːˈklɔː/",
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  "word": "declaw"
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "declawed",
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        "To surgically remove the claws of (an animal); to perform onychectomy on."
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        "To make harmless."
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        "(transitive, figuratively) To make harmless."
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