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

• Act of Parliament clock
• act on
• acton
• actons
• actor
• actorish
• actorly
• actors
• act out
• actress
• actresses
• actressy
• acts
• ACTS
• Acts of Adjournal
• acts of God
• Acts of Sederunt
• act the fool
• act the giddy goat
• act the goat
• ACTU
• actual
• actual bodily harm
• actualisation
• actualisations