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Defuse
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verb
defuse
v. t.
1.
To disorder; to make shapeless. (Obs.)
2.
To remove the fuse from; to deactivate (a bomb or other explosive device) or make it ineffective.
Synonyms:
deactivate.
3.
To make less dangerous; as,
to defuse a tense confrontation between demonstrators and police
.
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take
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remove
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defusing
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take away
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fuse
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