defuse Definition

quell, avert, diffuse, allay, pacify, mollify, neutralize, resolve, dispel, assuage, soothe, alleviate, avoid, relieve, placate, appease, counteract, solve, ease, extinguish, lessen, mitigate, ameliorate, prevent, minimize, soften, calm, salve, eradicate, disarm, remove, eliminate, reduce, lighten, address, nullify, settle, dilute, dissipate, subside, dismantle, loosen, disable, attenuate, deactivate, dissolve, invalidate, cushion, mitigating, relax, abort, reducing, off, end, eliminating, inactivate, dim, eradication, shut, elimination, de-escalate, neutralise, pre-empt, quiesce, uncheck, douse, sidestep, provoke, ignite, forestall, reignite, foment, detonate, thwart, escalate, rekindle, subdue, extricate, destabilize, outmaneuver, conciliate, mediate, deflect, quash, squelch, inflame, curb, downplay, scuttle, communalise, stem, sooth, derail, stoke, scupper, revive, oust, persuade, unseat, distract,