defuse

Meaning

1. (transitive) To remove the fuse from (e.g. a bomb).
2. (figuratively, transitive) To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.

Synonyms

neutralize

break off

counteract

deactivate

decamp

decipher

decompress

decrypt

disarm

disassemble

dismantle

kill

🔪🩸👤

knock down

neutralise

offload

pull down

ravel

revoke

strike down

take down

take out

unknot

unlade

unleash

unload

unpick

unravel

unroll

unscramble

untangle

unwind

vent

break

wind off

Translations

disinnescare

désamorcer

entschärfen

εξουδετερώνω

apaciguar

ontmantelen

onschadelijk maken

acalmar

aliviar

desativar

neutralizar

calmar

desactivar

عطّل

fitili sökmek

Pronounced as (IPA)

/diːˈfjuːz/

Etymology

From de- + fuse.