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Fuse

fjuːz

Fuse definitions

verb

Inflections:

fuse fused fuses fusing fuze fuzed fuzes fuzing

join or blend to form a single entity

"intermarriage had fused the families into a large unit"

Synonyms:
combine amalgamate put together blend merge meld mingle intermix intermingle synthesize
- (of groups of atoms or cellular structures) join or coalesce
  
  "the two nuclei move together and fuse into one nucleus"
- melt (a material or object) with intense heat so as to join it with something else
  
  "powdered glass was fused to a metal base"
(of an electrical appliance) stop working when a fuse melts

"the crew were left in darkness after the lights fused"

Synonyms:
short-circuit burn out stop working trip break
- cause (an electrical appliance) to stop working when a fuse melts
  
  "he will fuse the entire lighting system of the camp"
provide (a circuit or electrical appliance) with a fuse

"there is no need to fuse the circuit any higher unless there is other equipment on the same circuit"

noun

Inflections:

fuse fuses fuze fuzes

a safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level

Synonyms:
circuit breaker trip switch residual current device