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to interfuse

to interfuse

1 7.7
Mix things together so their parts spread through each other
  • verb
  • /ˌɪntərˈfjuz/
: interfusionar
  • The chef will interfuse different spices to enhance the flavor of the dish.

And Greek culture and Roman culture were starting to interfuse.

Examples

  • In order for it to achieve maximum lethality, you're gonna need to interfuse it with Drake's blood.

  • All thought is situated, embodied, and interfused with feeling.

    Academic text (2016)
  • But there are also ways of acting and thinking where the two interfuse with each other.

  • Religion and non religion exist interfused within a world.

  • The three subjects are deeply interfused.

    Academic text (1999)
  • And I have felt a presence that disturbs me with the joy of elevated thoughts; a sense sublime of something far more deeply interfused.

    Blog text (8)
  • The crisp shadows of afternoon dissolved, and in a progression without increments, it seemed that their constituent darkness interfused the remaining light.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Regrets, vexations, lassitudes interfused

    Blog text (13)
  • The research findings, however, corroborate the view of John Dewey: deliberation or thinking is qualitative, i.e., all thought is situated, embodied, and interfused with feeling.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The artist decided to interfuse oil and watercolors to create a unique texture in her painting.

Synonyms

to mix
vsto interfuse
645 1.0

To combine two or more things so they become one

implies a closer, more permeating combination rather than simple mixing
to mix in
vsto interfuse
59 1.8

To add something to food and stir so it becomes part of the food

suggests a closer, more permeating blend than simple addition while stirring
to meld
vsto interfuse
35 5.3

To mix things so they become one

emphasizes deep combination and spreading through rather than just uniting
to mingle
vsto interfuse
29 3.3

Mix together so things join and are hard to tell apart

stresses thorough permeation and close blending rather than mere coming together
to infuse
vsto interfuse
11 4.1

Soak herbs or tea leaves in hot water to give their flavor

uses the same permeation image but applies to general blending rather than steeping
to intermingle
vsto interfuse
10 5.2

Mix together so the parts are hard to tell apart

is about close blending or permeation rather than only making parts indistinguishable
to blend in
vsto interfuse
7 3.3

Mix one ingredient into others until the mixture is smooth

implies a more thorough permeation across materials rather than just even combining
to intermix
vsto interfuse
5 5.6

Combine different things so they become one or hard to separate

focuses more on thorough blending and permeation than simple joining
to emulsify
vsto interfuse
  • Specialized
2 6.4

To mix two liquids like oil and water so they form a smooth, even mixture

is broader, covering general close blending not limited to two liquid types
to commingle
vsto interfuse
2 7.4

To mix different things into one

suggests a tighter, more permeating blend than a general combination
to interpenetrate
vsto interfuse
1 8.2

To mix by passing parts through each other

covers the same permeation idea but stresses general blending over physical passing
to admix
vsto interfuse
1 8.8

To mix one substance with another so they become combined

focuses on creating a closely blended, permeated mixture rather than simple addition
to perfuse
vsto interfuse
1 9.3

Cause light, color or liquid to spread through something

means mixing by spreading or permeation rather than combining separate substances
to immix
vsto interfuse
1 9.9

To put different things together so they become one

highlights deeper permeation and intimate blending rather than just mixing

Antonyms

844 2.1

Not joined to another thing and kept apart

204 4.2

To keep someone or something apart from others

How Mixed

to homogenize
  • Specialized
5 6.1
to blend
219 2.3
to interfuse
1 7.7
mix
436 1.0
to combine
369 2.7

Surface Forms

interfuse infinitive
interfused past
interfused past participle
interfusing present participle
interfuses third person singular

Morphology

interfuse = fuse (transparent) = inter + fuse

The verb is formed by the productive prefix 'inter-' (between/among) added to the verb 'fuse', so the meaning 'to blend together' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Interfuse comes from the Latin parts inter- meaning 'between' and fundere meaning 'to pour', the same root found in fuse and fusion. So, to interfuse is like 'pouring between' things to make them mix closely and become one.