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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