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declaws

declaws is the third-person singular simple present indicative of declaw.

Meaning of declaw

Verb

declaw (third-person singular simple present declaws, present participle declawing, simple past and past participle declawed)

  1. (transitive) To surgically remove the claws of (an animal); to perform onychectomy on.
    • On Oct. 9, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that bans cats from being declawed statewide. Veterinarians can no longer declaw cats even if an owner wants the procedure to be done.2025 October 20, Kai Arellano, “New California law prohibits declawing cats”, in CapRadio, archived from the original on 25 Oct 2025
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To make harmless; to remove the power, authority, or force from.
    • The acerbic comedy has been declawed by the demands of network TV.

Questions about declaws

What is declaws the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Declaws is the third-person singular simple present indicative of declaw.

Words near declaws in the dictionary

  1. declassing
  2. declaw
  3. declawed
  4. declawing
  5. declawings
  6. declaws
  7. decleanse
  8. decleansed
  9. decleanses
  10. decleansing
  11. declenperone

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