What is "defuses"

Usage examples of "defuses".

Like all impulses, it comes in varying degrees, and even a towering rage can be deflated until it defuses into controlled rage, then justified anger, and on down to righteous indignation, and finally personal offense.

When you begin by humbly admitting your mistakes, it defuses the other person's anger and disarms their attack because they were probably expecting you to be defensive.

The Bible says, "A gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper fire.

We have found that assigning them to the poetry enclaves defuses their dangerous criminal traits that threaten the order of our society.

But it also evades -- or defuses -- the relentless erotic pulse of mutant dance forms like disco, techno, and rave.

Which McCain, incredibly, sees the man's humanity, the seriousness of these issues to himand says yes, he will, he'll promise to look into it, and yes he'll put this promise in writing, although he ``believe[s] [they] have a difference of opinion about this mind-control machine,'' and in short defuses the insane man and treats him respectfully without patronizing him or pretending to be schizophrenic too, and does it all so quickly and gracefully and with such basic decency that if it was some sort of act then McCain is the devil himself.