defuse
🇺🇸
/diːˈfjuːz/
🇬🇧
/diːˈfjuːz/
verb
R
To calm a tense situation or to make someone less upset.
She told a joke to defuse the tension in the room.
R
To remove the fuse from a bomb so it won't explode.
Experts were called to defuse the unexploded device safely.
translation
To calm a tense situation or to make someone less upset.; To remove the fuse from a bomb so it won't explode.
Word Forms
3rd Present
defuses
Past
defused
Perfect
defused
Progressive
defusing