Definitions for defusediˈfyuz
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
de•fusediˈfyuz(v.t.)-fused, -fus•ing
to remove the fuze from (a bomb, mine, etc.).
Category: Common Vocabulary
to make less dangerous, tense, or embarrassing:
to defuse a tense situation.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of defuse:
1940–45
de•fus′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
defuse(verb)
remove the triggering device from
Wiktionary
defuse(Verb)
To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.).
defuse(Verb)
To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
Webster Dictionary
Defuse(verb)
to disorder; to make shapeless
Translations for defuse
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
defuse(verb)
to remove the fuse from (a bomb etc).
- onskadelik maak/ stel, ontlontAfrikaans
- يَنْزَع الفَتيل، يُبْطِل مَفْعولArabic
- обезвреждамBulgarian
- desativarPortuguese (BR)
- zneškodnitCzech
- entschärfenGerman
- desarmereDanish
- εξουδετερώνω (π.χ. βόμβα)Greek
- desactivarSpanish
- (pommi) kahjutuks tegemaEstonian
- چاشنی کشیدن؛ خنثی کردنFarsi
- purkaaFinnish
- désamorcerFrench
- לְנַטרֵל פְּצָצָהHebrew
- किसी बम इत्यादि का फ्यूज हटानाHindi
- deaktivirati, skinuti upaljačCroatian
- hatástalanítHungarian
- menjinakkanIndonesian
- gera sprengjuóvirkaIcelandic
- disinnescareItalian
- 信管を取り除くJapanese
- 신관을 제거하다Korean
- išimti detonatoriųLithuanian
- noņemt [] detonatoruLatvian
- menanggalkan fiusMalay
- demonterenDutch
- uskadeliggjøre, desarmereNorwegian
- rozbrajaćPolish
- چاشنی کشیدن؛ خنثی کردنPersian
- بر طرف کولPashto
- desactivarPortuguese
- a dezamorsaRomanian
- снимать взрывательRussian
- zneškodniťSlovak
- odstraniti vžigalnikSlovenian
- deaktiviratiSerbian
- desarmeraSwedish
- ปลดชนวนระเบิดThai
- etkisiz hale getirmekTurkish
- 去掉(炸彈等的)導火線Chinese (Trad.)
- виймати запал; розряджатиUkrainian
- کسی بم وغیرہ کا فیوز الگ کرناUrdu
- tháo ngòi nổVietnamese
- 去掉（炸弹等的）导火线Chinese (Simp.)
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