'defuse' definitions:

Definition of 'defuse'

From: WordNet
verb
Remove the triggering device from [ant: fuse]

Definition of 'defuse'

From: GCIDE
  • defuse \de*fuse"\ (d[-e]*f[=u]z"), v. t. [Cf. Diffuse.]
  • 1. To disorder; to make shapeless. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To remove the fuse from; to deactivate (a bomb or other explosive device) or make it ineffective.
  • Syn: deactivate. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  • 3. To make less dangerous; as, to defuse a tense confrontation between demonstrators and police. [PJC]

Synonyms of 'defuse'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'defuse'