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Definition of Defuse
1. Verb. Remove the triggering device from.
Definition of Defuse
1. v. t. To disorder; to make shapeless.
Definition of Defuse
1. Verb. To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.). ¹
2. Verb. To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile. ¹
3. Verb. (obsolete) To disorder; to make shapeless. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Defuse
1. to remove the fuse from [v -FUSED, -FUSING, -FUSES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defuse
Literary usage of Defuse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal : an Annotated Topical Bibliography ...by Steven C. Kettler by Steven C. Kettler (1993)
"Ronald Reagan "defuse the knowledge of the Bible and the hungry will be fed and
the naked clothed. "defuse the knowledge of the Bible, and the stranger will ..."
2. U.S. Policy Toward Northeastern Europe: Report of an Independent Task Force by Zbigniew Brzezinski (1999)
"In particular, it could help to defuse the "defensibility" argument. ... This could
help defuse the saliency of the membership issue and would buy time for ..."
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