fuse
verb
[ fjuːz ]
• join or blend to form a single entity.
• "intermarriage had fused the families into a large unit"
Similar:
combine,
amalgamate,
put together,
blend,
merge,
meld,
mingle,
intermix,
intermingle,
synthesize,
coalesce,
compound,
alloy,
agglutinate,
unite,
marry,
admix,
commingle,
commix,
interflow,
• (of an electrical appliance) stop working when a fuse melts.
• "the crew were left in darkness after the lights fused"
• provide (a circuit or electrical appliance) with a fuse.
• "there is no need to fuse the circuit any higher unless there is other equipment on the same circuit"
fuse
noun
• a safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level.
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin fus- ‘poured, melted’, from the verb fundere .
fuse
noun
• a length of material along which a small flame moves to explode a bomb or firework, meanwhile allowing time for those who light it to move to a safe distance.
• "a bomb on a short fuse"
fuse
verb
• fit a fuse to (a bomb, shell, or mine).
• "the bomb was fused to go off during a charity performance"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Italian fuso, from Latin fusus ‘spindle’.
