Nouns should never be verbed.

This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened.

[…] it was protection against the anorexic dementor standing in front of me.

Born in Chicago on April 9th, 1926, he was the son of Methodists, served as a noncombatant in World War II, earned a bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of Illinois and didn't lose his virginity until he was 22.