interfuse

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verb

in·​ter·​fuse ˌin-tər-ˈfyüz 

interfused; interfusing; interfuses

transitive verb

1

: to combine by fusing : blend

2

: to add as if by fusing : infuse

intransitive verb

: blend, fuse

interfusion

ˌin-tər-ˈfyü-zhən 

noun

interfusion

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noun

in·​ter·​fu·​sion -üzhən 

: the action or result of interfusing

interfusion of religion and virtue is not in fact so close as to secure their habitual coexistence

—James Martineau

a national culture is the interfusion of many elements

interfusion of one color into another

Synonyms of interfuse

Verb

• combine
• fuse
• connect

Examples of interfuse in a Sentence

Verb

comedy and social commentary interfuse seamlessly in this hilariously satirical movie

an attractive cologne that interfuses herbal and woodsy scents

Word History

Etymology

Verb

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

Noun

Late Latin interfusion-, interfusio act of flowing between, from Latin interfusus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion

First Known Use

Verb

1593, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for interfuse

• avenues
• barbecues
• cockatoos
• interviews
• kangaroos
• obliquus
• overshoes
• overuse
• overviews
• residues
• revenues
• tyrannus