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Definition of defuse : To disorder; to make shapeless.

Synonyms:

put someone at (their) ease, arm, take, brandish, deploy, armament, console, talk down, draw, take away, put/set someone's mind at ease/at rest, armed, detonation, comfort, armorer, duel, withdraw, remove, reassure

ebb, reconcile, placate, lull, allay, quell, mollify, hush, conciliate, compose, soothe, smooth, quiet, tranquilize, assuage, cool, moderate, ease, relieve, stabilize, soften, calm, appease, pacify

Usage examples:

• We should be proud of America's role in bringing the Middle East closer than ever to a comprehensive peace; building peace in Northern Ireland; working for peace in East Timor and Africa; promoting reconciliation between Greece and Turkey and in Cyprus; working to defuse crises between India and Pakistan; defending human rights and religious freedom. - "Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present", Various.