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to defuse
01
to make a situation less tense or dangerous by calming emotions or reducing the likelihood of conflict or violence
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
defuse
3rd person singular
defuses
Past simple
defused
Past participle
defused
Examples
The negotiator defuses the tense situation by speaking calmly and offering compromises.
Lexical Tree
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