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to fuse

to fuse

23 4.2
To melt and join things together using heat
  • verb
  • /fjuːz/
translation icon : fundir
  • The blast will fuse this place into one big solid copper pot.
  • fuse together
  • begin to fuse
  • fuse to form

In these acid deposits, scientists have proven that these acid deposits can melt and fuse granite.

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Examples

  • The lightcraft docked, and its round door fused to that of the station like two mouths kissing.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • To create a strong bond, you need to fuse the metal parts by heating them until they melt together.

  • OK, Well, it takes very high temperature to fuse hydrogen.

  • I'm going to go back in with that like first shape we use just to fuse the edges.

  • We'll have to very gently fuse this spinal column together.

    Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)

  • The purpose is to fuse one vertebra to an adjacent one to prevent movement between them.

    Academic text (2002)

  • They were fused together by intense heat.

    Gog (1954)

  • Several of these tube plates, heat-fused one on top of the other, comprise the heat transfer surface.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The technician will fuse the broken pieces of glass together using a high-temperature torch.

  • During the experiment, scientists will fuse different chemicals under extreme heat to observe the reaction.

Synonyms

to melt
vsto fuse
362 1.0

To change a solid into a liquid by heating it

is used when heat makes materials stick together
to melt down
vsto fuse
12 3.0

Make a solid become liquid by heating it

is used when heat joins materials together rather than just reducing them
to liquify
vsto fuse
4.5

Make a solid melt so it can flow

is used when heat causes materials to join into one
to liquate
vsto fuse
  • Specialized
9.5

To become liquid because of heat

is used when heat joins materials together rather than only making them liquid
to liquidize
vsto fuse
  • US
4.2

To make something into a liquid by heating or blending

is used when heat joins materials together rather than only making them liquid

Antonyms

to separate
297 1.9

To break into parts or pieces

to disconnect
161 3.5

To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power

Idioms

to blow a fuse
  • Informal
1 7.4

To suddenly become very angry

Compounds

safety fuse
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A small device in an electrical circuit that stops the electric current when it becomes too strong

cartridge fuse
  • Specialized
5.3

A small electric part in a tube that stops electricity when too much flows

detonating fuse
  • Specialized
7.9

A small cord with an explosive charge that makes a bomb explode

electrical fuse
  • Specialized
3.0

A small part with a thin wire that melts to stop dangerous electric current

fuse indicator regulator
  • Specialized
9.9

A tool that sets the time when an artillery shell will explode

fuse setter
  • Specialized
8.6

A device that sets the time when a shell from a large gun will explode

safety fuse
  • Archaic
4.2

A slow-burning cord used to light explosives from a safe distance

plug fuse
  • Archaic
6.4

A small safety device that screws into a socket to stop too much electricity

time-fuse
  • NSFW
8.4

A small burning part set to burn for a fixed time before a bomb or shell explodes

How Liquid

to liquefy
  • Specialized
18 4.4
to fuse
23 4.2
to melt
362 1.0
to soften
55 1.3

Surface Forms

fuse infinitive
fused past
fused past participle
fusing present participle
fuses third person singular

Etymology

Fuse comes from the old Latin word fundere, which means 'to pour' and was used for things that flow or melt. So to fuse metals is to melt them so they join together.