defuse

English

Etymology 1

de- +‎ fuse

Pronunciation

• IPA: /diːˈfjuːz/
• Rhymes: -uːz

Verb

Wikipedia

defuse (third-person singular simple present defuses, present participle defusing, simple past and past participle defused)

1. To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.).
2. To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.

Related terms

• defusion
• defusive
• defuze

Translations

to remove the fuse from a bomb

• Basque: indar-gabetu (eu)
• Dutch: ontmantelen (nl), onschadelijk maken (nl)
• Finnish: purkaa, tehdä vaarattomaksi

• German: entschärfen (de)
• Italian: disinnescare (it)
• Spanish: desactivar (es)

to make something less dangerous

• Basque: baretu (eu), lasaitu (eu)
• Finnish: laukaista, purkaa jännitys

• German: entschärfen (de)
• Spanish: apaciguar (es), calmar (es)

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• French: désamorcer

Etymology 2

Compare diffuse.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈfjuːz/
• Rhymes: -uːz
• Homophones: diffuse

Verb

defuse (third-person singular simple present defuses, present participle defusing, simple past and past participle defused)

1. (obsolete) To disorder; to make shapeless.

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