verb
Meaning 1
To remove the horns from.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dehorn
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UK: /diːˈhɔːn/
verb
Meaning 2
take the horns off (an animal)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: take off
Narrower terms: disbud
verb
Meaning 3
prevent the growth of horns of certain animals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English horn English dehorn From de- + horn.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: escornar — remove the horns from
- Galician: esmoucar — remove the horns from
- Galician: escornar — remove the horns from
- Greek: αποκερατώνω (apokeratóno) — remove the horns from
- Irish: dí-adharc — remove the horns from
- Māori: pore — remove the horns from
- Spanish: descornar — remove the horns from