ALL meanings of defuse
de·fuse
D d - verb defuse If you defuse a dangerous or tense situation, you calm it. 3
- verb defuse If someone defuses a bomb, they remove the fuse so that it cannot explode. 3
- verb defuse to remove the triggering device of (a bomb, etc) 3
- verb defuse to remove the cause of tension from (a crisis, etc) 3
- verb transitive defuse to remove the fuse or fuze from (a bomb or other explosive device) 3
- verb transitive defuse to render harmless 3
- verb transitive defuse to make less tense, as by diplomacy 3
- noun defuse Remove the fuse from (an explosive device) in order to prevent it from exploding. 1
- verb with object defuse to remove the fuze from (a bomb, mine, etc.). 1
- verb with object defuse to make less dangerous, tense, or embarrassing: to defuse a potentially ugly situation. 1
- verb without object defuse to grow less dangerous; weaken. 1
- transitive verb defuse remove fuse from: a bomb 1
- transitive verb defuse situation: make less tense 1
- verb defuse To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.). 0
- verb defuse To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile. 0
- verb defuse (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To disorder; to make shapeless. 0