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

• wakefully
• wakefulness
• wakefulnesses
• wakeless
• wakeman
• wakemen
• waken
• wakened
• wakener
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• wakening
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• waken to
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• wakerife
• wake-robin
• wake-robins
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• wake the night
• wake to
• wake-up
• wake up and smell the coffee
• wake-up call