defuse
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Synonyms: refuse, deuse, defuze
Antonyms: refuse, deuse, defuze
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Verb
- To remove the fuse from (e.g. a bomb).
- To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
- The diplomats are trying to defuse the escalating crisis.
- to defuse a hostage situation
Verb
- To disorder; to make shapeless.
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