Main Entry: ¹fuse

Pronunciation: \ˈfyüz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): fused; fus·ing

Etymology: Latin fusus, past participle of fundere to pour, melt — more at found

Date: 1592

transitive verb 1 : to reduce to a liquid or plastic state by heat
2 : to blend thoroughly by or as if by melting together : combine
3 : to stitch by applying heat and pressure with or without the use of an adhesiveintransitive verb 1 a : to become fluid with heat b British : to fail because of the blowing of a fuse
2 : to become blended or joined by or as if by melting together

synonyms see mix