defuse
ACTIVITY TO DISPOSE OF AND RENDER SAFE EXPLOSIVE MUNITIONS AND OTHER MATERIALS
Bomb squad; Explosive Ordnance Disposal; Bomb squads; Public Safety Bomb Disposal; PSBD; Bombsquad; Bomb Squad; Pigstick; Bomb defusal; Ordnance disposal; Explosive ordinance disposal; Defuse; Improvised Explosive Device Disposal; IEDD; Explosive ordnance disposal; Defusion; Defusing; Bomb Disposal; Explosive Ordinance Disposal; Bomb disposal robot; Explosive disposal unit; Disabling an explosive device; Projected water disruptors; Explosive Ordnance Demolition; Defusing a bomb; Total containment vessel
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1. remove the fuse from (an explosive device) in order to prevent it from exploding.
2. reduce the danger or tension in (a difficult situation).