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

• bit
• bit by bit
• bitch
• bitched
• bitcheries
• bitchery
• bitches
• bitchier
• bitchiest
• bitchily
• bitchin
• bitchiness
• bitchinesses
• bitching
• bitch-slap
• bitch-slapped
• bitch-slapping
• bitch-slaps
• bitchy
• bitcoin
• bitcoins
• bite
• bite and sup
• bite back
• bite in