DEFUSE

defuse

(verb) remove the triggering device from

Source: WordNet® 3.1

defuse (third-person singular simple present defuses, present participle defusing, simple past and past participle defused)

(transitive) To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.).

(transitive) To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.

The words defuse and diffuse are sometimes confused.

defuse (third-person singular simple present defuses, present participle defusing, simple past and past participle defused)

(obsolete) To disorder; to make shapeless.

Source: Wiktionary

De*fuse", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Diffuse.]

Definition: To disorder; to make shapeless. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”

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