interfuse

in·ter·fuse

verb \ˌin-tər-ˈfyüz\

Definition of INTERFUSE

transitive verb

1

: to combine by fusing : blend

2

: to add as if by fusing : infuse

intransitive verb

: blend, fuse

— in·ter·fu·sion \-ˈfyü-zhən\ noun

Examples of INTERFUSE

1. <comedy and social commentary interfuse seamlessly in this hilariously satirical movie>
2. <an attractive cologne that interfuses herbal and woodsy scents>

Origin of INTERFUSE

Latin interfusus, past participle of interfundere to pour between, from inter- + fundere to pour — more at found

First Known Use: 1593

Related to INTERFUSE

Synonyms

associate, coalesce, combine, conjoin, conjugate, connect, couple, fuse, unite, join, link (up), marry, unify

Antonyms

break up, dissever, part, section, separate, sever, split, sunder, unlink

Related Words

mate, yoke; ally, confederate, league; chain, compound, hitch, hook, splice; assemble, cluster, congregate, constellate, convene, gather, meet; recombine, reconnect, rejoin, reunify, reunite

Near Antonyms

detach, disaffiliate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, fractionate, isolate, resolve, uncouple, unyoke; disband, disperse, scatter

Rhymes with INTERFUSE

Betelgeuse, circumfuse, disabuse, Newport News, p's and q's, Santa Cruz, Syracuse, Veracruz, widow's cruse