defuse

Questions about defuse

What does defuse mean?

defuse means "remove the triggering device from".

How many syllables are in defuse?

defuse has 2 syllables: de-fuse. The stress falls on "fuse". In IPA it is /dɪˈfjuz/.

What is the opposite of defuse?

The recorded antonyms are fuse.

Is defuse a common word?

defuse is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with defuse?

6 words rhyme with defuse. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.