defuse

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

de- + fuse

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Verb

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Infinitive
to defuse

Third person singular
defuses

Simple past
defused

Past participle
defused

Present participle
defusing

to defuse (third-person singular simple present defuses, present participle defusing, simple past and past participle defused)

  1. To remove the fuse from a bomb, etc.
  2. To make something less dangerous, tense, or hostile.

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to remove the fuse from a bomb
to make something less dangerous
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