declaw.
To surgically remove the claws of (an animal); to perform onychectomy on.
Meaning & usage
To surgically remove the claws of (an animal); to perform onychectomy on.
To make harmless; to remove the power, authority, or force from.
The acerbic comedy has been declawed by the demands of network TV.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English claw English declaw From de- + claw.
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