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defuse

verb

/diːˈfjuːz/

Meaning

To make a situation less dangerous, tense, or explosive; to remove a fuse from a bomb.

The negotiator helped defuse the tense situation.

defuse a situation

disarm, ease, calm, neutralize

ignite, provoke, inflame

defuse a bomb, defuse a crisis, defuse tension

to grasp or carry something; to maintain a position

to do something repeatedly to improve skill; to work in a profession

to make fun of someone in a playful or unkind way

To embezzle or steal money, especially public funds.

To join two pieces of metal by heating and melting a filler metal into the joint.

to obtain or achieve something, often an advantage or benefit