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(diːfjuːz)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense defuses, present participle defusing, past tense, past participle defused
1. verb
If you defuse a dangerous or tense situation, you calm it.
The organization helped defuse potentially violent situations. [VERB noun]
Officials will hold four days of talks aimed at defusing tensions over trade. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: calm, settle, cool, contain More Synonyms of defuse
2. verb
If someone defuses a bomb, they remove the fuse so that it cannot explode.
Police have defused a bomb found in a building in London. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: deactivate, disable, disarm, make safe More Synonyms of defuse

defuse in British English

or sometimes US defuze (diːˈfjuːz)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to remove the triggering device of (a bomb, etc)
2. 
to remove the cause of tension from (a crisis, etc)
▶ USAGE Avoid confusion with diffuse

defuse in American English

(diˈfjuz; dɪˈfjuz)
verb transitiveWord forms: deˈfused or deˈfusing
1. 
to remove the fuse or fuze from (a bomb or other explosive device)
2. 
to render harmless
3. 
to make less tense, as by diplomacy

Examples of 'defuse' in a sentence
defuse

No one knows how to defuse this nationwide crisis, least of all the government.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Police admitted last night it could take days to defuse the devices.
The Sun (2012)
Viewers lapped it up and the crisis was defused.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Try to spot the warning signs and act to defuse the situation.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Last night bomb disposal experts were trying to defuse three more devices.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
That conviction and his winning personality enabled him to defuse many a crisis.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Try to defuse awkward situations in advance.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But this is far from sufficient to defuse the crisis.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Training crossing guards to spot and defuse volatile situations is one of the options being explored.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Think of ways of defusing anxious situations by simply doing things differently.
Hambly, Dr Kenneth Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life (1991)
Run through example scenarios at home to teach them how to defuse situations.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Now he has to defuse a tricky situation that is all of his own making.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Security personnel claimed to have defused another bomb close to the president's official residence this week.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Moreover, he says cities have defused the population bomb.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The bomb disposal expert was killed as he tried to defuse a roadside device in Helmand.
The Sun (2009)
An empathetic listener can do a lot to defuse a crisis, regardless of the seriousness of the problem.
Christianity Today (2000)
An army bomb disposal team that had been on stand-by throughout the day did not have to defuse any device.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Those seemingly simple acts will have beads of sweat running down your brow as if you're trying to defuse a bomb.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A bomb was also defused nearby.
The Sun (2009)
A bomb squad defused the device.
The Sun (2013)
If this country did not have a continuous patrol, it would need to decide when to deploy its capability to defuse a crisis.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He has a piece of bone sticking into his spinal chord like a spear, and removing it is like trying to defuse a bomb.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A fourth bomb was defused.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
defuse

British English: defuse VERB
If you defuse a dangerous or tense situation, you calm it.
The organization helped defuse potentially violent situations.
  • American English: defuse
  • Brazilian Portuguese: acalmar
  • Chinese: 缓和
  • European Spanish: apaciguar
  • French: désamorcer
  • German: entschärfen
  • Italian: disinnescare
  • Japanese: 緩和する
  • Korean: 완화하다
  • European Portuguese: acalmar
  • Latin American Spanish: apaciguar

Chinese translation of 'defuse'

defuse

(diːˈfjuːz)

vt

  1. [bomb] 拆除 ... 的引信 (chāichú ... de yǐnxìn)
  2. [crisis, situation] 使缓(緩)和 (shǐ huǎnhé)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to reduce the tension in (a difficult situation)
Officials will hold talks aimed at defusing tensions over trade.
Synonyms
calm
She took a deep breath to calm her nerves.
settle
cool
contain
smooth
smoothing the path towards a treaty
stabilize
damp down
take the heat or sting out of
Opposites
intensify
,
worsen
,
escalate
,
exacerbate
,
aggravate
,
magnify
,
inflame
,
make worse
2 (verb) 
Definition
to remove the fuse of (an explosive device)
Police have defused a bomb.
Synonyms
deactivate
disable
disarm
The forces in the territory should disarm.
make safe
Opposites
arm
,
activate
see diffuse

Additional synonyms

in the sense of disarm
Definition
(of a country) to decrease the size and capability of one's armed forces
The forces in the territory should disarm.
Synonyms
demilitarize,
disband,
demobilize,
deactivate,
lay down weapons
in the sense of smooth
Definition
to make easier
smoothing the path towards a treaty
Synonyms
ease,
aid,
assist,
facilitate,
pave the way,
make easier,
help along,
iron out the difficulties of

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