de·horn (dē-hôrn′) tr.v. de·horned ,
de·horn·ing ,
de·horns 1. To remove the horns from.
2. To prevent growth of the horns of (cattle, for example), as by cauterization.
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dehorn (diːˈhɔːn ) vb (
tr )
1. (Veterinary Science) to remove or prevent the growth of the horns of (cattle, sheep, or goats)
2. (Forestry) to cut back (the larger limbs of a tree) drastically
deˈhorner n
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de•horn (diˈhɔrn) v.t. 1. to remove the horns of (cattle).
2. to prevent the growth of horns in (cattle).
[1885–90, Amer. ]
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dehorn Past participle: dehornedGerund: dehorningImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I dehorn you dehorn he/she/it dehorns we dehorn you dehorn they dehorn
Preterite I dehorned you dehorned he/she/it dehorned we dehorned you dehorned they dehorned
Present Continuous I am dehorning you are dehorning he/she/it is dehorning we are dehorning you are dehorning they are dehorning
Present Perfect I have dehorned you have dehorned he/she/it has dehorned we have dehorned you have dehorned they have dehorned
Past Continuous I was dehorning you were dehorning he/she/it was dehorning we were dehorning you were dehorning they were dehorning
Past Perfect I had dehorned you had dehorned he/she/it had dehorned we had dehorned you had dehorned they had dehorned
Future I will dehorn you will dehorn he/she/it will dehorn we will dehorn you will dehorn they will dehorn
Future Perfect I will have dehorned you will have dehorned he/she/it will have dehorned we will have dehorned you will have dehorned they will have dehorned
Future Continuous I will be dehorning you will be dehorning he/she/it will be dehorning we will be dehorning you will be dehorning they will be dehorning
Present Perfect Continuous I have been dehorning you have been dehorning he/she/it has been dehorning we have been dehorning you have been dehorning they have been dehorning
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been dehorning you will have been dehorning he/she/it will have been dehorning we will have been dehorning you will have been dehorning they will have been dehorning
Past Perfect Continuous I had been dehorning you had been dehorning he/she/it had been dehorning we had been dehorning you had been dehorning they had been dehorning
Conditional I would dehorn you would dehorn he/she/it would dehorn we would dehorn you would dehorn they would dehorn
Past Conditional I would have dehorned you would have dehorned he/she/it would have dehorned we would have dehorned you would have dehorned they would have dehorned
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. dehorn - prevent the growth of horns of certain animalsremove ,
take away ,
withdraw ,
take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
2. dehorn - take the horns off (an animal)take off - take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"
disbud - destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle)
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