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de·fuse
 defuse
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- pronunciation:
- dih
fyuz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
defuses, defusing, defused |
| definition 1: |
to remove the fuse from (a bomb, mine, or other explosive device).
A special team was called in to defuse the bomb. |
| definition 2: |
to reduce the level of hostility, tension, danger, or the like in (a situation or the like).
Management's willingness to compromise defused the labor crisis.- antonyms:
- intensify
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