declaw
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declaw
- /diːˈklɔː/ UK
Rhymes with -ɔː
Where it comes from
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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.
verb declaws · declawing · declawed
- 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.
- To make harmless; to remove the power, authority, or force from. The acerbic comedy has been declawed by the demands of network TV.
