defuse
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Etymology 1 [edit]
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defuse (third-person singular simple present defuses, present participle defusing, simple past and past participle defused)
- To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.).
- To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
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to remove the fuse from a bomb
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to make something less dangerous
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Etymology 2 [edit]
Compare diffuse.
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
defuse (third-person singular simple present defuses, present participle defusing, simple past and past participle defused)
- (obsolete) To disorder; to make shapeless.
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