defuse
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.de·fuse
transitive verb \(ˌ)dē-ˈfyüz\Definition of DEFUSE
1
: to remove the fuse from (as a mine or bomb)
2
: to make less harmful, potent, or tense <defuse the crisis>
Examples of DEFUSE
- Skilled negotiators helped defuse the crisis.
- Her joke diffused the tension in the room.
First Known Use of DEFUSE
1943
Rhymes with DEFUSE
abuse, accuse, amuse, Andrews, bad news, bemuse, berceuse, chanteuse, charmeuse, chartreuse, coiffeuse, confuse, contuse, danseuse, diffuse, diseuse, disuse, effuse, enthuse, excuse, ill-use, incuse, infuse, masseuse, misuse, perfuse, peruse, recluse, recuse, refuse, reuse, short fuse, suffuse, Toulouse, transfuse, vendeuse
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