Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to declaw
Participle: declawed
Gerund: declawing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | declaw |
| you | declaw |
| he;she;it | declaws |
| we | declaw |
| you | declaw |
| they | declaw |
Perfect
| I | have declawed |
| you | have declawed |
| he;she;it | has declawed |
| we | have declawed |
| you | have declawed |
| they | have declawed |
Past
| I | declawed |
| you | declawed |
| he;she;it | declawed |
| we | declawed |
| you | declawed |
| they | declawed |
Pluperfect
| I | had declawed |
| you | had declawed |
| he;she;it | had declawed |
| we | had declawed |
| you | had declawed |
| they | had declawed |
Future
| I | will declaw |
| you | will declaw |
| he;she;it | will declaw |
| we | will declaw |
| you | will declaw |
| they | will declaw |
Future Perfect
| I | will have declawed |
| you | will have declawed |
| he;she;it | will have declawed |
| we | will have declawed |
| you | will have declawed |
| they | will have declawed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | declaw |
| you | declaw |
| he;she;it | declaw |
| we | declaw |
| you | declaw |
| they | declaw |
Perfect
| I | have declawed |
| you | have declawed |
| he;she;it | have declawed |
| we | have declawed |
| you | have declawed |
| they | have declawed |
Imperfect
| I | declawed |
| you | declawed |
| he;she;it | declawed |
| we | declawed |
| you | declawed |
| they | declawed |
Pluperfect
| I | had declawed |
| you | had declawed |
| he;she;it | had declawed |
| we | had declawed |
| you | had declawed |
| they | had declawed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would declaw |
| you | would declaw |
| he;she;it | would declaw |
| we | would declaw |
| you | would declaw |
| they | would declaw |
Perfect
| I | would have declawed |
| you | would have declawed |
| he;she;it | would have declawed |
| we | would have declawed |
| you | would have declawed |
| they | would have declawed |
Imperative
| you | declaw |
| we | Let's declaw |
| you | declaw |
Verbs conjugated like 'declaw'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'declaw'
beclaw,
beclam,
beclap,
claw,
decal,
decan,
decar,
decay,
declaim,
declamp,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *de
3. Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
4. Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
5. Proto-Italic *dē
6. Latin dē
7. Latin dē-der.
8. English de-
9. English claw
10. English declaw
11. From de- + claw.
Sample Sentences
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On Oct. 9, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that bans cats from being declawed statewide. Veterinarians can no longer declaw cats even if an owner wants the procedure to be done. [2025 October 20, Kai Arellano, “New California law prohibits declawing cats”, in CapRadio, archived from the original on 25 Oct 2025:]
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The acerbic comedy has been declawed by the demands of network TV.
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If, when the moment arrives, China is unwilling to side with its allies, the Arabs will rapidly find a declawed Chinese dragon unwelcome. [2016 January 25, “Why Arabs would regret a toothless Chinese dragon”, in The National, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2024, retrieved 25 Jan 2016:]