defuse
verb (used with object)
to remove the fuze from (a bomb, mine, etc.).
defuses
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present tense formof defuse (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The men work for Turn Up Knox, a year-old outreach program that mentors kids and defuses situations that could escalate into violence.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
By being open about her autism, Woo defuses and demystifies it for neurotypical colleagues and clients.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2023
"He has got to make a clean breast. I usually find that if you make your apologies, it defuses the issue. Can't have it hanging on," said the lawmaker.
From Reuters ● Jan. 12, 2022
Reporting their results this Wednesday in The Proceedings of the Royal Society A, the team concludes that water both makes and defuses these doughy volcanic bombs.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2021
And although there couldn’t be a more neutral statement, it defuses any insectious worries I might have given her.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
