defuse

Verb

 * 1)  To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.).
 * 2)  To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
 * to defuse a hostage situation

Usage notes
The words defuse and diffuse are sometimes confused.

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: zərərsizləşdirmək
 * Basque: indar-gabetu
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 拆除（引信）
 * Czech:, zneškodňovat
 * Danish: demontere
 * Dutch:, onschadelijk maken
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:, tehdä vaarattomaksi
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Luxembourgish: entschäerfen
 * Polish: rozbrajać, rozbroić
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, размини́ровано
 * Slovak:
 * Spanish:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: знешко́дити, знешко́джувати


 * Basque: baretu, lasaitu
 * Dutch: de angel halen uit
 * Finnish:, purkaa jännitys
 * French:
 * German:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Spanish: ,

Etymology 2
Compare.

Pronunciation

 * Homophones: diffuse
 * Homophones: diffuse
 * Homophones: diffuse

Verb

 * 1)  To disorder; to make shapeless.