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defusedefuse /diˈfyuz/ ●○○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEdefuse |
Present | I, you, we, they | defuse | | he, she, it | defuses | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | defused | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have defused | | he, she, it | has defused | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had defused | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will defuse | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have defused |
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Present | I | am defusing | | he, she, it | is defusing | | you, we, they | are defusing | Past | I, he, she, it | was defusing | | you, we, they | were defusing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been defusing | | he, she, it | has been defusing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been defusing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be defusing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been defusing |
► defuse tension A joke can often defuse tension. ► defuse a situation/crisis Diplomats are trying to defuse the situation. 1to improve a difficult or dangerous situation, for example by making people less angry: A joke can often defuse tension.defuse a situation/crisis Diplomats are trying to defuse the situation.2to prevent a bomb from exploding |