Defused

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of defuse form-of, participle, past

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allayappeasecalmconciliatecooldulcify

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"They defused the bomb before it could blow up."

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