defuze
/dɪˈfjuz/
verb
- To remove the fuse from an explosive device so that it cannot explode.
- He learned how to defuze landmines during his military training.
- The police officer managed to defuze the package before it could cause any harm.
- The bomb squad worked carefully to defuze the old artillery shell.
- To make a tense or dangerous situation less harmful or less likely to cause conflict.
- She told a joke to defuze the awkward silence in the room.
- The teacher tried to defuze the argument between the two students.
- A good mediator can defuze a heated discussion with calm words.
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