defused

Phonetic Respelling: [ dee-fyooz ]

Definition:

v. 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-

Sentence:

Management's willingness to compromise defused the labor crisis.

More example sentences:

Management's willingness to compromise defused the labor crisis.

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Synonyms:

reduce hostility; reduce danger; reduce tension

Antonyms:

intensify

Defused rhymes:

• One Syllable Rhymes
  • bruised
  • cruised
  • fused
  • mused
  • oozed
  • rused
  • used
• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • abused
  • accused
  • amused
  • bemused
  • confused
  • diffused
  • enthused
  • excused
  • infused
  • misused
  • perused
  • recused
  • refused
  • reused
  • suffused
  • transfused
  • unused
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • disabused
  • overused
  • underused