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

• -lived
• lived
• lived-in
• live down
• live-feathers
• live for
• live in
• live-in
• live in a glass house
• live in clover
• live in sin
• live it up
• livelier
• liveliest
• livelihead
• liveliheads
• livelihood
• livelihoods
• live like a lord
• live like fighting cocks
• livelily
• liveliness
• livelinesses
• live load
• live loads