Defuse and Give

Defuse

Defuse verb - Remove the triggering device from.

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

Nearby Word: defusing

Give verb - To make a present of.

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Defuse and give are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defuse" instead a verb "Give".

Nearby Words: giving, given, giver

power	defuse power	give power
bit	defuse bit	give bit

The three trailers for season two not only defuse most of the suspense from the season 1 finale, but give away several of the big plot twists later on.

Source: Series / Stargate Universe
The other players are the Experts who must give the instructions to defuse the bomb by deciphering the information found in the bomb defusal manual.

Source: Video Game / Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes
In the most common form, Alice will attempt to give her side leverage by saying that she is oldest, which will cause Bob to retort "Yeah, by five minutes" and therefore defuse such an argument.

Source: Sibling Seniority Squabble

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