Etymology

defuse

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Today it means: To remove the fuse from (e.g. a bomb). Full definition →

English fuse ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē
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defuse · verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishfuse
  8. English todaydefuse

From de- + fuse.

defuse · verb2

Compare diffuse.

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