fuse

1 of 4

verb (1)

ˈfyüz

fused; fusing

transitive verb

: to reduce to a liquid or plastic state by heat

the thunderstorm had fused the electric mains

C. K. Finlay

: to blend thoroughly by or as if by melting together : combine

Particles are fused to form a new compound.

: to stitch by applying heat and pressure with or without the use of an adhesive

intransitive verb

: to become fluid with heat

acetate rayon tends to fuse if pressed at too high a temperature

W. L. Carmichael

British : to fail because of the blowing of a fuse

: to become blended or joined by or as if by melting together

Dreams fuse with reality in her latest film.

fuse

2 of 4

noun (1)

: an electrical safety device consisting of or including a wire or strip of fusible metal that melts and interrupts the circuit when the current exceeds a particular amperage

fuse

3 of 4

noun (2)

: a continuous train of a combustible substance enclosed in a cord or cable for setting off an explosive charge by transmitting fire to it

or less commonly fuze : a mechanical or electrical detonating device for setting off the bursting charge of a projectile, bomb, or torpedo

fuse

4 of 4

verb (2)

ˈfyüz

variants or less commonly fuze

fused also fuzed; fusing also fuzing

transitive verb

: to equip with a fuse

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

borrowed from Middle French fuser "to cause to melt," verb derivative from Medieval Latin fūsus, past participle of fundere "to cast (metal), melt down, make liquid," going back to Latin, "to pour, shed, cast (liquid metal)" — more at found entry 5

Note: Though "to melt, make liquid" is a primary sense of Medieval Latin fundere (and its Romance progeny, as French fondre), this meaning is only marginally attested in Classical Latin and may have originally been a technical sense used by metalworkers.

Noun (1)

derivative of fuse entry 1

Noun (2)

probably shortening of fusee in sense "fuse"

Note: The hypothesis that the word was borrowed from Italian fuso "spindle" appears to be without foundation. There is no evidence for the use of fuso in Italian in the sense "train of combustible material," the corresponding word being spoletta; note that spoletta in Tomaso Moretti's Trattato dell'Artiglieria (Venice, 1665) is rendered indiscriminately as both fuse and fusee in the English translation by Jonas Moore (A General Treatise of Artillery, London, 1683).

Verb (2)

derivative of fuse entry 2 or fuse entry 3

First Known Use

Verb (1)

1592, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (1)

1868, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1802, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

fuse 1 of 3

verb

ˈfyüz

fused; fusing

: to change into a liquid or to a plastic state by heat

: to unite by or as if by melting together

fuse

2 of 3

noun

: a device having a metal wire or strip that melts and interrupts an electrical circuit when the current becomes too strong

fuse

3 of 3

noun

: a cord that is set afire to ignite an explosive by carrying fire to it

: a device for setting off a bomb or torpedo

fused 1 of 2

adjective

as in integrated

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

integrated
combined
blended
intertwined
amalgamated
interwoven
mingled
commingled
intermixed
interlaced
mixed
coalescent
composite
compound
cut-and-paste

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

simple
uncombined
unmixed
noncompound

fused

2 of 2

verb

past tense of fuse

as in combined

to come together to form a single unit our two local teams fused into a larger regional team

Synonyms & Similar Words

combined
connected
united
conjoined
coalesced
interfused
coupled
unified
conjugated
joined
associated
spliced
mated
married
yoked
allied
compounded
recombined
confederated
linked (up)
assembled
reunited
reconnected
clustered
chained
constellated
leagued
rejoined
hooked
congregated
reunified
convened
hitched
met
gathered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

separated
split
severed
divided
sundered
sectioned
isolated
dissevered
dissociated
detached
disconnected
resolved
parted
disjoined
fractionated
broke up
divorced
unlinked
dispersed
disjointed
scattered
uncoupled
disunited
disbanded
disaffiliated
unyoked

as in melted

to go from a solid to a liquid state the lightning strike was so hot it caused the electrical wires to fuse and then drip onto the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

melted
thawed
fluxed
dissolved
liquefied
rendered
softened
liquified
smelted
deliquesced
ran
run
guttered
founded
tried
thinned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hardened
solidified
set
coagulated
congealed
thickened
clotted
gelled
jelled
jellied

as in mixed

to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout the many foundries would daily fuse copper and zinc to create the brass that made the city famous

Synonyms & Similar Words

combined
mixed
merged
amalgamated
integrated
blended
incorporated
melded
added
intermixed
intermingled
interfused
commingled
mingled
comingled
composited
homogenized
united
conflated
concreted
commixed
blent
stirred
immixed
folded
weaved
immingled
coalesced
admixed
conjoined
linked
cut in
compounded
intertwined
emulsified
tossed
interweaved
knit
knitted
joined
wove
beat (in)
interwove

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

separated
divided
severed
cleaved
ruptured
dissolved
broke down
divorced
broke up
dispersed
scattered
split
cleft
sundered
parted
disjoined
detached
disunited
unmixed
disengaged

单词	fused
释义	fuse 1 of 4 verb (1) ˈfyüz fused; fusing transitive verb 1 : to reduce to a liquid or plastic state by heat the thunderstorm had fused the electric mains C. K. Finlay 2 : to blend thoroughly by or as if by melting together : combine Particles are fused to form a new compound. 3 : to stitch by applying heat and pressure with or without the use of an adhesive intransitive verb 1 a : to become fluid with heat acetate rayon tends to fuse if pressed at too high a temperature W. L. Carmichael b British : to fail because of the blowing of a fuse 2 : to become blended or joined by or as if by melting together Dreams fuse with reality in her latest film. fuse 2 of 4 noun (1) : an electrical safety device consisting of or including a wire or strip of fusible metal that melts and interrupts the circuit when the current exceeds a particular amperage fuse 3 of 4 noun (2) 1 : a continuous train of a combustible substance enclosed in a cord or cable for setting off an explosive charge by transmitting fire to it 2 or less commonly fuze : a mechanical or electrical detonating device for setting off the bursting charge of a projectile, bomb, or torpedo fuse 4 of 4 verb (2) ˈfyüz variants or less commonly fuze fused also fuzed; fusing also fuzing transitive verb : to equip with a fuse Synonyms Verb (1) associate coalesce combine conjoin conjugate connect couple interfuse join link (up) marry unify unite See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Verb (1) borrowed from Middle French fuser "to cause to melt," verb derivative from Medieval Latin fūsus, past participle of fundere "to cast (metal), melt down, make liquid," going back to Latin, "to pour, shed, cast (liquid metal)" — more at found entry 5 Note: Though "to melt, make liquid" is a primary sense of Medieval Latin fundere (and its Romance progeny, as French fondre), this meaning is only marginally attested in Classical Latin and may have originally been a technical sense used by metalworkers. Noun (1) derivative of fuse entry 1 Noun (2) probably shortening of fusee in sense "fuse" Note: The hypothesis that the word was borrowed from Italian fuso "spindle" appears to be without foundation. There is no evidence for the use of fuso in Italian in the sense "train of combustible material," the corresponding word being spoletta; note that spoletta in Tomaso Moretti's Trattato dell'Artiglieria (Venice, 1665) is rendered indiscriminately as both fuse and fusee in the English translation by Jonas Moore (A General Treatise of Artillery, London, 1683). Verb (2) derivative of fuse entry 2 or fuse entry 3 First Known Use Verb (1) 1592, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun (1) 1868, in the meaning defined above Noun (2) 1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (2) 1802, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing fuse be on/have a short fuse fuse box blow a fuse short fuse proximity fuse be on/have a short fuse fuse box blow a fuse short fuse proximity fuse Kids Definition fuse 1 of 3 verb ˈfyüz fused; fusing 1 : to change into a liquid or to a plastic state by heat 2 : to unite by or as if by melting together fuse 2 of 3 noun : a device having a metal wire or strip that melts and interrupts an electrical circuit when the current becomes too strong fuse 3 of 3 noun 1 : a cord that is set afire to ignite an explosive by carrying fire to it 2 : a device for setting off a bomb or torpedo Medical Definition fuse verb ˈfyüz fused; fusing transitive verb : to cause to undergo fusion fuse a joint intransitive verb : to undergo fusion fused 1 of 2 adjective as in integrated Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance integrated combined blended intertwined amalgamated interwoven mingled commingled intermixed interlaced mixed coalescent composite compound cut-and-paste Antonyms & Near Antonyms simple uncombined unmixed noncompound fused 2 of 2 verb past tense of fuse 1 as in combined to come together to form a single unit our two local teams fused into a larger regional team Synonyms & Similar Words combined connected united conjoined coalesced interfused coupled unified conjugated joined associated spliced mated married yoked allied compounded recombined confederated linked (up) assembled reunited reconnected clustered chained constellated leagued rejoined hooked congregated reunified convened hitched met gathered Antonyms & Near Antonyms separated split severed divided sundered sectioned isolated dissevered dissociated detached disconnected resolved parted disjoined fractionated broke up divorced unlinked dispersed disjointed scattered uncoupled disunited disbanded disaffiliated unyoked See More 2 as in melted to go from a solid to a liquid state the lightning strike was so hot it caused the electrical wires to fuse and then drip onto the road Synonyms & Similar Words melted thawed fluxed dissolved liquefied rendered softened liquified smelted deliquesced ran run guttered founded tried thinned Antonyms & Near Antonyms hardened solidified set coagulated congealed thickened clotted gelled jelled jellied See More 3 as in mixed to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout the many foundries would daily fuse copper and zinc to create the brass that made the city famous Synonyms & Similar Words combined mixed merged amalgamated integrated blended incorporated melded added intermixed intermingled interfused commingled mingled comingled composited homogenized united conflated concreted commixed blent stirred immixed folded weaved immingled coalesced admixed conjoined linked cut in compounded intertwined emulsified tossed interweaved knit knitted joined wove beat (in) interwove Antonyms & Near Antonyms separated divided severed cleaved ruptured dissolved broke down divorced broke up dispersed scattered split cleft sundered parted disjoined detached disunited unmixed disengaged See More
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fuse

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noun (2)

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Synonyms

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Phrases Containing fuse

Kids Definition

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