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

fusing

verb

present participle of fuse

as in combining

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

combining
uniting
connecting
unifying
conjoining
coalescing
coupling
joining
conjugating
marrying
associating
interfusing
yoking
splicing
mating
allying
confederating
assembling
reuniting
linking (up)
recombining
reconnecting
compounding
chaining
rejoining
clustering
reunifying
hooking
convening
constellating
leaguing
congregating
gathering
hitching
meeting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

separating
splitting
severing
dividing
isolating
sectioning
detaching
resolving
disconnecting
parting
dissociating
fractionating
breaking up
divorcing
sundering
dispersing
unlinking
uncoupling
scattering
disuniting
disjointing
dissevering
disjoining
disbanding
unyoking
disaffiliating

as in melting

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

melting
thawing
dissolving
fluxing
liquefying
softening
liquifying
running
deliquescing
trying
smelting
rendering
founding
thinning
guttering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

solidifying
hardening
setting
coagulating
congealing
gelling
thickening
clotting
jellying
jelling

as in mixing

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

combining
mixing
merging
integrating
blending
amalgamating
incorporating
melding
adding
intermingling
intermixing
mingling
commingling
comingling
homogenizing
compositing
conflating
uniting
commixing
stirring
immixing
concreting
immingling
folding
interfusing
admixing
coalescing
linking
weaving
cutting in
emulsifying
compounding
conjoining
tossing
intertwining
knitting
interweaving
joining
beating (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

separating
dividing
severing
rupturing
dissolving
breaking down
splitting
dispersing
divorcing
breaking up
parting
scattering
cleaving
detaching
unmixing
disuniting
disjoining
sundering
disengaging

单词	fusing
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 fusing verb present participle of fuse 1 as in combining to come together to form a single unit our two local teams fused into a larger regional team Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance combining uniting connecting unifying conjoining coalescing coupling joining conjugating marrying associating interfusing yoking splicing mating allying confederating assembling reuniting linking (up) recombining reconnecting compounding chaining rejoining clustering reunifying hooking convening constellating leaguing congregating gathering hitching meeting Antonyms & Near Antonyms separating splitting severing dividing isolating sectioning detaching resolving disconnecting parting dissociating fractionating breaking up divorcing sundering dispersing unlinking uncoupling scattering disuniting disjointing dissevering disjoining disbanding unyoking disaffiliating See More 2 as in melting 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 melting thawing dissolving fluxing liquefying softening liquifying running deliquescing trying smelting rendering founding thinning guttering Antonyms & Near Antonyms solidifying hardening setting coagulating congealing gelling thickening clotting jellying jelling See More 3 as in mixing 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 combining mixing merging integrating blending amalgamating incorporating melding adding intermingling intermixing mingling commingling comingling homogenizing compositing conflating uniting commixing stirring immixing concreting immingling folding interfusing admixing coalescing linking weaving cutting in emulsifying compounding conjoining tossing intertwining knitting interweaving joining beating (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms separating dividing severing rupturing dissolving breaking down splitting dispersing divorcing breaking up parting scattering cleaving detaching unmixing disuniting disjoining sundering disengaging See More
随便看	bendees bender bender board bender boards bender cotton bender tent benderboard benderboards benders bendier bendiest Bendigo bending bending moment bending shackle bending slab bendings bendlet bendlets bends bendways bendwise bendwise sinister bendy bendy bus

fuse

verb (1)

noun (1)

noun (2)

verb (2)

Synonyms

Word History

Phrases Containing fuse

Kids Definition

verb

noun

noun

Medical Definition

verb

verb