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unfang

unfang verb: to deprive of fangs.

Verb

unfang (third-person singular simple present unfangs, present participle unfanging, simple past and past participle unfanged)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of fangs.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To render harmless.
    Synonyms:
    declaw

Synonyms of unfang

Forms of unfang

third-person singular presentunfangs
present participleunfanging
past participleunfanged
pastunfanged

Origin of unfang

From un- + fang.

Questions about unfang

What does unfang mean?
Unfang means to deprive of fangs.
What part of speech is unfang?
Unfang is a verb.
What is the past tense of unfang?
The past tense of unfang is unfanged.

Words near unfang in the dictionary

  1. unfanciable
  2. unfancied
  3. unfanciful
  4. unfancifully
  5. unfancy
  6. unfang
  7. unfanged
  8. unfanging
  9. unfangs
  10. unfanned
  11. unfannish

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