defuse¹ or (esp US) defuze /dē-fūzˈ/

1. To remove the fuse of (a bomb, etc), so making it harmless
2. To lessen the tension or danger in

defuse² /di-fūzˈ/ (Shakespeare)

To disorder

defūs'dˈ adjective

• little ends
• little Englander
• little Englanderism
• little Englandism
• little finger
• little fingers
• little go
• little green men
• little Hitler
• little magazine
• little magazines
• little man
• little Mary
• little masters
• little men
• littleness
• littlenesses
• little office
• little owl
• little owls
• little penguin
• little people
• little pitchers have long ears
• littler
• Little Russian