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declaw

de·claw [ dee kláw ] (past and past participle de·clawed, present participle de·claw·ing, 3rd person present singular de·claws)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. remove claws of animal: to remove the claws from the paws of an animal

2. disable somebody or something: to remove the power, authority, or force from somebody or something
The acerbic comedy has been declawed by the demands of network TV.

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