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🧯defuse

verb
/diːˈfjuːz/
defunct defy

Meaning

To make a situation less dangerous, tense, or explosive; to remove a fuse from a bomb.

Example Sentences

The negotiator helped defuse the tense situation.

Example Expressions

defuse a situation

Synonyms

disarm, ease, calm, neutralize

Antonyms

ignite, provoke, inflame

Collocations

defuse a bomb, defuse a crisis, defuse tension

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