declaw
English
/diːˈklɔː/
verb
Definitions
- To surgically remove a cats claws; onychectomy.
- (figuratively) To make harmless.
Etymology
Prefix from English claw.
Origin
English
claw
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ravenclaw English
- beclaw English
- catclaw English
- claw English
- claw hammer English
- clawback English
- clawbed English
- clawer English
- clawest English
- claweth English
- clawfoot English
- clawfooted English
- clawful English
- clawhand English
- clawless English
- clawlike English
- clawsome English
- clawy English
- foreclaw English
- longclaw English
- clawe Middle English