Defuse and Eliminate

Defuse

Defuse verb - Remove the triggering device from.

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Eliminate and defuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Eliminate" instead a verb "Defuse".

Nearby Word: defusing

Eliminate verb - To prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of.

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Defuse and eliminate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defuse" instead a verb "Eliminate".

group	defuse group	eliminate group
conflict	defuse conflict	eliminate conflict
threat	defuse threat	eliminate threat
war	defuse war	eliminate war
Other words: threats, opponents.

Race Against the Clock: Once the terrorists have planted a bomb, the CT's have a fixed number of seconds to either eliminate their opponents or defuse the bomb, usually less than a minute.

Source: Video Game / Counter-Strike

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