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Verb: dehorn  dee'horn
  1. Take the horns off (an animal)
    "The rancher dehorned the cattle for safety reasons"
     
  2. Prevent the growth of horns of certain animals
    "They decided to dehorn the goats to reduce the risk of injury"

Derived forms: dehorning, dehorns, dehorned

Type of: remove, take, take away, take off, withdraw