Defuse a risk? - WordReference Forums This is a metaphor taken from the idea of defusing a bomb, thus rendering it harmless Transferring this concept to a risk, defusing a risk (of something happening) means to take steps to make it it less likely that it (this particular "something") will happen, and or to lessen its negative impact if it nevertheless does happen
Defuse - WordReference Forums Defuse: make (something) less serious, difficult, or tense Example: Skilled negotiators helped defuse the crisis situation
Diffuse Defuse the story - WordReference Forums The verbs diffuse and defuse sound similar but have different meanings Diffuse means, broadly, ‘disperse’, while the non-literal meaning of defuse is ‘reduce the danger or tension in’ Thus sentences such as Cooper successfully diffused the situation are regarded as incorrect, while Cooper successfully defused the situation would be
defuse and diffuse - WordReference Forums You would defuse a bomb with a full vowel [di:] because you're clearly aware of the meaning "remove undo the fuse", so the prefix de-has its full value as an indicator of reversal But people also speak of defusing the tension in a situation - and here I think it would be short [di], as it has no connexion with any idea of a fuse; in fact this
defuse thoughts - WordReference Forums I'm describing body lotions and the verb calm down has been repeated several times so I wanted to use a different verb I'm not really sure why the verb defuse came to mind I guess I want to say something like "it makes bad thoughts fade away" I'm not sure about the use of the verb bend either
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Blow over Defuse Ease off Lessen? - WordReference Forums For some reason, it seems too strong a word to use in your sentence, but that's just a personal preference on my part To me, defuse means that there is an imminent explosion and someone needs to come in and stop it from happening, while "strain" implies that there are some difficulties, but nothing that poses immediate danger