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

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Rhymes with INTERFUSE

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