"unfang" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unfangs [present, singular, third-person], unfanging [participle, present], unfanged [participle, past], unfanged [past]
Etymology: un- + fang. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|fang}} un- + fang Head templates: {{en-verb}} unfang (third-person singular simple present unfangs, present participle unfanging, simple past and past participle unfanged)
  1. (transitive) To deprive of fangs. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unfang-en-verb-uWxo6kax Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 48 52
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To render harmless. Tags: figuratively, transitive Synonyms (render harmless): declaw
    Sense id: en-unfang-en-verb-7pLQgDZZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'render harmless': 1 99

Inflected forms

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