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Raredefuse
The correct spelling is defuse.
How to pronounce defuse
verb
IPA: /diːˈfjuːz/
Say it like: Def-use
The correct spelling is defuse. To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.). For example: "to defuse a hostage situation"
Usage Examples
“to defuse a hostage situation”
Definition
verb
- 1.To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.).
- 2.To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
- 3.To disorder; to make shapeless.
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