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Webster 1913 Edition


defuse

de-fuse′

(dē̍-fūz′)
,
Verb.
T.
[Cf.
Diffuse
.]
1.
To disorder; to make shapeless.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Definition 2024


defuse

defuse

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diːˈfjuːz/
  • Rhymes: -uːz

Verb

defuse (third-person singular simple present defuses, present participle defusing, simple past and past participle defused)

  1. To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.).
  2. To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
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Etymology 2

Compare diffuse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈfjuːz/
  • Rhymes: -uːz
  • Homophones: diffuse

Verb

defuse (third-person singular simple present defuses, present participle defusing, simple past and past participle defused)

  1. (obsolete) To disorder; to make shapeless.