defusing

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

defusing
    n 1: the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
         [syn: {deactivation}, {defusing}] [ant: {activation}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

defusing \defusing\ (d[-e]*f[=u]z"[i^]ng), n.
   1. The act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb).

   Syn: deactivation.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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