Meaning Of The Word Defuse

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defuse
verb: If someone defuses a bomb, they remove the fuse so that it cannot explode.
verb: If you defuse a dangerous or tense situation, you calm it.

defuse in American English
to remove the fuse or fuze from (a bomb or other explosive device)
intransitive verb: to grow less dangerous; weaken
transitive verb: to remove the fuze from (a bomb, mine, etc.)

defuse in British English
to remove the triggering device of (a bomb, etc)

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