Today’s “Word of the Day” is defang and it is a verb meaning “make something less harmful; make less powerful; make ineffectual, make powerless, make harmless (defang literally means to remove the fangs (sharp tooth) of some animals and particularly of poisonous snake)”.
Example Sentence: Delaying and preventing infection as much as possible through this pandemic was a worthwhile strategy. In early 2020, there were few treatments, limited testing and no vaccines. The costs of those lockdowns were big, but the effort to buy time paid off. In that time, science has transformed Covid from a deadly virus to a much less serious, nasty disease – one that is manageable at home, for the vast majority of those vaccinated. It has, largely, defanged it.
This word is present in The Guardian article Now that science has defanged Covid, it’s time to get on with our lives and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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