Defuse

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  • transitive verb. To remove the fuse from (an explosive device).
  • transitive verb. To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • etc. See diffuse, etc.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To disorder; to make shapeless.
  • transitive verb. To remove the fuse from; to deactivate (a bomb or other explosive device) or make it ineffective.
  • transitive verb. To make less dangerous.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To disorder; to make shapeless.
  • verb. To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.).
  • verb. To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. remove the triggering device from
    • Word Usage
    "One expert who was a chemical weapons specialist with the U.S. government says malls in the U.S. and elsewhere are susceptible to what he calls a defuse threat."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    remove  take  take away  withdraw  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chartreuse  Cruz  Druse  Druze  Hughes  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    allay  appease  calm  conciliate  cool  
    verb-form
    defused  defuses  defusing  
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