fuse

[fyooz] / fyuz /

VERB

meld, intermix

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blend coalesce combine dissolve integrate melt merge mingle weld

STRONG

agglutinate amalgamate bind cement commingle deliquesce federate flux intermingle join liquefy run smelt solder thaw unite

WEAK

interblend interfuse liquesce run together

Antonyms

STRONGEST

coagulate disconnect divide part separate solidify unmix

Example Sentences

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But the fourth affair has lit a fuse leading to the highest reaches of the justice system.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The device was rendered safe and the fuse and powder sent for testing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Past and present don’t collide so much as they fuse together; they aren’t two opposing places in time, but rather, a straight line.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

I have relied on each in my career, and starting my own business was a way to fuse them.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The other end comes to a sharp, narrow point and is for poking holes through the gunpowder to set the fuse.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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