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Defuse

/diːˈfjuːz/

To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.).

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📖 Definitions of "Defuse"

verb

1
To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.).
2
To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
"to defuse a hostage situation"

↔️ Antonyms of "Defuse"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
fusenoun	(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Defuse"

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Word	Definition
removeverb	(transitive) To delete.
dispelverb	(transitive) To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.
disarmverb	(transitive) To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
dissipateverb	(intransitive) To vanish by dispersion.
eliminateverb	(transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
dissolveverb	(transitive) To liquify, melt into a fluid.
eliminationnoun	The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
loosenverb	(transitive) To make loose.
deactivateverb	(ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective
shutverb	(transitive, intransitive) To close, in various senses.
eradicateverb	(transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.
eradicationnoun	The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
dismantleverb	(transitive) To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.
quellverb	(transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
extinguishverb	(transitive) To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.
reduceverb	(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
uncheckverb	(graphical user interface, US, Canada) To remove a checkmark.
subsideverb	(intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.
inactivateverb	(transitive) To make inactive.
de-escalateverb	(ambitransitive) To decrease in intensity or magnitude.