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defuze
de·fuze
/
diˈfyuz
/
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[
dee-
fyooz
]
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object),
de·fuzed,
de·fuz·ing.
defuse
.
Related forms
de·fuz·er,
noun
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defuse
or
sometimes
(
US
)
defuze
(diːˈfjuːz)
—
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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