DEFUSE


Meaning of DEFUSE in English

v.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ē - ' fyüz

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1943

1 : to remove the fuse from (as a mine or bomb)

2 : to make less harmful, potent, or tense < defuse the crisis>

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