DEFUSE


Meaning of DEFUSE in English

/ ˌdiːˈfjuːz; NAmE / verb [ vn ]

1.

to stop a possibly dangerous or difficult situation from developing, especially by making people less angry or nervous :

Local police are trying to defuse racial tension in the community.

2.

to remove the fuse from a bomb so that it cannot explode

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.