Defuse (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), de·fused, de·fus·ing.
  1. to remove the fuze from (a bomb, mine, etc.).
  2. to make less dangerous, tense, or embarrassing: to defuse a potentially ugly situation.
verb (used without object), de·fused, de·fus·ing.
  1. to grow less dangerous; weaken.
verb (tr)
  1. to remove the triggering device of (a bomb, etc)
  2. to remove the cause of tension from (a crisis, etc)
Defuse (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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