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Grammar : Verb
Spell : dee-fyooz
Phonetic Transcription : diˈfyuz



Definition of defuse

Origin :
  • 1943, from de- + fuse. Related: Defused; defusing.
  • verb disarm; smooth over
Example sentences :
  • So we had our people in Gdynia defuse the thing after it was put on board the ship, but otherwise leave it entirely alone.
  • Extract from : « One-Shot » by James Benjamin Blish
  • At one base I was waiting when they wheeled in a stretcher with the remains of an Englishman who had been trying to defuse a bomb.
  • Extract from : « The Biography of a Rabbit » by Roy Benson
  • The stem of the black alder of this country before mentioned as arriving to great size, is simply branching and defuse.
  • Extract from : « The Journals of Lewis and Clark » by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

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