defuse
verb/diːˈfjuːz/
/diːˈfjuːz/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they defuse | /diːˈfjuːz/ /diːˈfjuːz/ |
| he / she / it defuses | /diːˈfjuːzɪz/ /diːˈfjuːzɪz/ |
| past simple defused | /diːˈfjuːzd/ /diːˈfjuːzd/ |
| past participle defused | /diːˈfjuːzd/ /diːˈfjuːzd/ |
| -ing form defusing | /diːˈfjuːzɪŋ/ /diːˈfjuːzɪŋ/ |
- defuse something to stop a possibly dangerous or difficult situation from developing, especially by making people less angry or nervous
- Community workers are trying to defuse tension in the area.
- These latest measures should help to defuse the situation.
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- defuse something to remove the fuse from a bomb so that it cannot explode
- Police closed the road while they defused the bomb.
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