defang

• Meaning: to undermine the strength, to make ineffectual, to make it no longer threatening
• NB: fang = the sharp tooth of a snake, or canine tooth of a carnivore
  
• In Hong Kong slang: 廢佢武功，打殘佢， 剝大牙
  
• In decent Chinese: 除掉威脅，拔牙
  
• Where we first met: CNN - on Israeli's bombing of Lebanon - GW Bush says that Israel should be allowed the time to defang Hizbolla before any ceasefire.