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verbdetooth (third-person singular simple present detooths, present participle detoothing, simple past and past participle detoothed)
present singular third person detooths · participle present detoothing · participle past detoothed · past detoothed
- transitiveTo remove a tooth or teeth from.
- figurativelytransitiveTo render harmless; to defang.
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APA
detooth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detooth
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“detooth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detooth. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detooth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detooth.
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