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Defuse   Listen
verb
defuse  v. t.  
1.
To disorder; to make shapeless. (Obs.)
2.
To remove the fuse from; to deactivate (a bomb or other explosive device) or make it ineffective.
Synonyms: deactivate.
3.
To make less dangerous; as, to defuse a tense confrontation between demonstrators and police.





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Words linked to "Defuse" :   withdraw, remove, take away, take


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