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defuze

[ dee-fyooz ]
/ diˈfyuz /

verb (used with or without object), de·fuzed, de·fuz·ing.

defuse.

Words nearby defuze

defunct, defunctive, defund, defuse, defusion, defuze, defy, deg, deg., degame, deganawidah

OTHER WORDS FROM defuze

de·fuz·er, noun

Definition for defuze (2 of 2)

defuse

or de·fuze

[ dee-fyooz ]
/ diˈfyuz /

verb (used with object), de·fused, de·fus·ing.

to remove the fuze from (a bomb, mine, etc.).
to make less dangerous, tense, or embarrassing: to defuse a potentially ugly situation.

verb (used without object), de·fused, de·fus·ing.

to grow less dangerous; weaken.

Origin of defuse

First recorded in 1940–45; de- + fuse1

OTHER WORDS FROM defuse

de·fus·er, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH defuse

defuse diffuse
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British Dictionary definitions for defuze

defuse

sometimes US defuze

/ (diːˈfjuːz) /

verb (tr)

to remove the triggering device of (a bomb, etc)
to remove the cause of tension from (a crisis, etc)

undefined defuse

Avoid confusion with diffuse
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