defuze

de·fuze

[dee-fyooz]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), de·fuzed, de·fuz·ing.

de·fuz·er, noun
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defuse or sometimes (US) defuze (diːˈfjuːz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to remove the triggering device of (a bomb, etc)
2.  to remove the cause of tension from (a crisis, etc)
 
 
defuze or sometimes (US) defuze
 
vb
 

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Defuze is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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