Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to defuze
Participle: defuzed
Gerund: defuzing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | defuze |
| you | defuze |
| he;she;it | defuzes |
| we | defuze |
| you | defuze |
| they | defuze |
Perfect
| I | have defuzed |
| you | have defuzed |
| he;she;it | has defuzed |
| we | have defuzed |
| you | have defuzed |
| they | have defuzed |
Past
| I | defuzed |
| you | defuzed |
| he;she;it | defuzed |
| we | defuzed |
| you | defuzed |
| they | defuzed |
Pluperfect
| I | had defuzed |
| you | had defuzed |
| he;she;it | had defuzed |
| we | had defuzed |
| you | had defuzed |
| they | had defuzed |
Future
| I | will defuze |
| you | will defuze |
| he;she;it | will defuze |
| we | will defuze |
| you | will defuze |
| they | will defuze |
Future Perfect
| I | will have defuzed |
| you | will have defuzed |
| he;she;it | will have defuzed |
| we | will have defuzed |
| you | will have defuzed |
| they | will have defuzed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | defuze |
| you | defuze |
| he;she;it | defuze |
| we | defuze |
| you | defuze |
| they | defuze |
Perfect
| I | have defuzed |
| you | have defuzed |
| he;she;it | have defuzed |
| we | have defuzed |
| you | have defuzed |
| they | have defuzed |
Imperfect
| I | defuzed |
| you | defuzed |
| he;she;it | defuzed |
| we | defuzed |
| you | defuzed |
| they | defuzed |
Pluperfect
| I | had defuzed |
| you | had defuzed |
| he;she;it | had defuzed |
| we | had defuzed |
| you | had defuzed |
| they | had defuzed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would defuze |
| you | would defuze |
| he;she;it | would defuze |
| we | would defuze |
| you | would defuze |
| they | would defuze |
Perfect
| I | would have defuzed |
| you | would have defuzed |
| he;she;it | would have defuzed |
| we | would have defuzed |
| you | would have defuzed |
| they | would have defuzed |
Imperative
| you | defuze |
| we | Let's defuze |
| you | defuze |
Verbs conjugated like 'defuze'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'defuze'
defuse,
deduce,
dedupe,
deface,
defame,
defile,
define,
defuel,
defund,
dehaze,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *de
3. Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
4. Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
5. Proto-Italic *dē
6. Latin dē
7. Latin dē-der.
8. English de-
9. English fuze
10. English defuze
11. From de- + fuze.
Sample Sentences
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The column then moved across the bridge to take a tiny lodgment and defuze the bridge demolitions. [2004, The Journal of Military History, Volume 68, Issue 2, Virginia Military Institute and the George C. Marshall Foundation, page 521:]
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Traveling (including crossing borders, sometimes illegally, as in Greece and Thailand) results in casualties, as does tampering either to defuze ordnance or because of curiosity, particularly among children and young adults. [2009, Landmine Monitor Report, Human Rights Watch, page 58:]
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When the first bombs fell on the British mainland in 1940 the Army knew, in John's words, 'sweet damn all' about how to defuze them. [2018, Pat Strickson, Time Stood Still In A Muddy Hole, Brown Dog Books:]