defuse¹ or (esp US) defuze /dē-fūzˈ/

1. To remove the fuse of (a bomb, etc), so making it harmless
2. To lessen the tension or danger in

defuse² /di-fūzˈ/ (Shakespeare)

To disorder

defūs'dˈ adjective

• misconducting
• misconducts
• misconjecture
• misconjectured
• misconjectures
• misconjecturing
• misconster
• misconstruct
• misconstructed
• misconstructing
• misconstruction
• misconstructs
• misconstrue
• misconstrued
• misconstrues
• misconstruing
• miscontent
• miscontented
• miscontentment
• miscontentments
• miscontents
• miscopied
• miscopies
• miscopy
• miscopying