Sentence example with the word 'defuse'

defuse

allay, appease, calm, conciliate, cool, dulcify, lay, lay the dust, mollify, pacify, placate, pour balm on, propitiate, smooth, smooth down, smooth over, soothe, tranquilize

Definition v. remove the triggering device from

Last update: August 8, 2015


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The crisis was defused as soon as the leader came up with a solution.   [verb]

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The police squad came to defuse the bomb.   [verb]

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Fourth, a weaker dollar might defuse global trade tensions.   [verb]

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What 's needed is a genuine spirit of co-operation, we need to defuse this increasingly acrimonious situation.   [verb]

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I was trained to defuse desperate situations, not sit around and be blind to their development.   [Please select]

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