Defuse vs Neutralise - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between defuse and neutralise

is that defuse is to remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc) or defuse can be (obsolete) to disorder; to make shapeless while neutralise is .

(Bomb disposal) (defus)

To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.).

To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.

Compare (diffuse).

(defus)

(obsolete) To disorder; to make shapeless.

* 1605 , , I. iv. 2:

If but as well I other accents borrow / That can my speech defuse ,

* (l) (American)

(neutralis)

To make inactive or ineffective.

The antidote neutralised the toxin.