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defusing

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de·fuse  (d-fyz)
tr.v. 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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Noun1.defusing - the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
deactivation
ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"


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