defused
(de-fused)
2 syllables
Definition
verb. 1 to reduce the level of hostility; tension; danger or the like in a situation or the like; 2 to remove the fuse from ie; bomb
Example Sentence
Management's willingness to compromise defused the labor crisis.
Synonyms
reduce hostility; reduce danger; reduce tension
Antonyms
Hear It! Say It! Write It!
defused
Rhymes
- bruised
- cruised
- fused
- mused
- oozed
- rused
- used
- abused
- accused
- amused
- bemused
- confused
- defused
- diffused
- enthused
- excused
- infused
- misused
- perused
- recused
- refused
- reused
- suffused
- transfused
- unused
- disabused
- overused
- underused