| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| defuse |
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| SYLLABICATION: | de·fuse |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  d -fy z |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: de·fused, de·fus·ing, de·fus·es
1. To remove the fuse from (an explosive device). 2. To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile: a diplomatic move that defused the international crisis.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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