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6 Letter Words for Defuse
defuse
5 Letter Words for Defuse
feeds, feuds, feued, fused, fusee, suede
4 Letter Words for Defuse
dees, defs, deus, dues, feds, feed, fees, feud, feus, fuds, fuse, seed, sude, sued, used, usee
3 Letter Words for Defuse
dee, def, des, due, eds, efs, esd, ese, esu, fed, fee, fes, feu, fud, sed, see, sud, sue, suf, uds, ufs, use
Definitions for Defuse
[1] to remove the fuze from (a bomb, mine, etc.).
[2] to make less dangerous, tense, or embarrassing: to defuse a potentially ugly situation.
[3] to grow less dangerous; weaken.
[4] to remove the triggering device of (a bomb, etc)
[5] to remove the cause of tension from (a crisis, etc)
Words related to Defuse
deactivate, soothe, lessen, alleviate, diminish, subdue, cripple, soften, disable, restrain, mollify, pacify, pad, moderate, weaken, demilitarize
Words nearby Defuse
defs., deft, defunct, defunctive, defund, defuse, defusion, defuze, defy, deg, deg.
Origin of Defuse
First recorded in 1940–45; de- + fuse1
Words that may be confused with Defuse
Other words from Defuse
de·fus·er , noun
Synonyms for Defuse
alleviate, deactivate, lessen, soothe, cripple, demilitarize, diminish, disable, moderate, mollify, pacify, pad, restrain, soften, subdue, weaken