defused

Variant of defuse

defuse definition

de·fuse (dē fyo̵̅o̅z′, di-)

transitive verb defused -·fused′, defusing -·fus′·ing

  1. to remove the fuse or fuze from (a bomb or other explosive device)
  2. to render harmless
  3. to make less tense, as by diplomacy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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