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

• dull-brained
• dull-browed
• dulled
• duller
• dullest
• dull-eyed
• dullier
• dulliest
• dulling
• dullish
• dullness
• dullnesses
• dulls
• dull-sighted
• dull-witted
• dully
• dulness
• dulnesses
• dulocracies
• dulocracy
• duloses
• dulosis
• dulotic
• dulse
• dulses