declaw

de- +‎ claw

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈklɔː/

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

1. To surgically remove the claws from.
2. (figuratively) To make harmless.
   • 2016 January 25, "Why Arabs would regret a toothless Chinese dragon," The National (retrieved 25 January 2016):

     If, when the moment arrives, China is unwilling to side with its allies, the Arabs will rapidly find a declawed Chinese dragon unwelcome.

• declawing

• clawed