FUSE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FUSE?

Need another word that means the same as “fuse”? Find 38 synonyms and 30 related words for “fuse” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Fuse” are: blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, immix, meld, merge, mix, amalgamate, put together, mingle, intermix, intermingle, synthesize, bond, stick, join, attach, bind, integrate, weld, solder, short-circuit, burn out, stop working, trip, break, fusee, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming, safety fuse, circuit breaker, trip switch, residual current device

Fuse as a Noun

Definitions of "Fuse" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fuse” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level.
• Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant.
• An electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded.

Synonyms of "Fuse" as a noun (9 Words)

circuit breaker	The boundary line encompassing an area or object.
fusee	A railway signal flare.
fuze	Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant.
fuzee	A colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains.
primer	A small pump for pumping fuel to prime an internal combustion engine, especially in an aircraft. No more than four pumps of the primer usually suffice.
priming	The second canonical hour; about 6 a.m. He checked the priming of his gun.
residual current device	A payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing.
safety fuse	A score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line.
trip switch	A hallucinatory experience induced by drugs.

Fuse as a Verb

Definitions of "Fuse" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fuse” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Melt (a material or object) with intense heat so as to join it with something else.
• Equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse.
• Make liquid or plastic by heating.
• Join or blend to form a single entity.
• Become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat.
• Cause (an electrical appliance) to stop working when a fuse melts.
• Mix together different elements.
• (of groups of atoms or cellular structures) join or coalesce.
• Provide (a circuit or electrical appliance) with a fuse.
• (of an electrical appliance) stop working when a fuse melts.

Synonyms of "Fuse" as a verb (29 Words)

amalgamate	Alloy (a metal) with mercury. Numerous small British railway companies amalgamated.
attach	Be attached be in contact with. They were all too ready to attach themselves to you for the whole day.
bind	Provide with a binding. The Chinese would bind the feet of their women.
blend	Blend or harmonize. I blend basic information for the novice with some scientific gardening for the more experienced.
bond	Join or be joined by a chemical bond. The grandparents want to bond with the child.
break	Break a piece from a whole. The book dealer would not break the set.
burn out	Cause to burn or combust.
coalesce	Fuse or cause to grow together. His idea served to coalesce all that happened into one connected whole.
combine	Combine so as to form a whole mix. Combine resources.
commingle	Mix or blend. The part of the brain where the senses commingle.
conflate	Mix together different elements. The urban crisis conflates a number of different economic political and social issues.
flux	Treat a metal object with a flux to promote melting.
immix	Mix together different elements.
integrate	Become one become integrated. The protest forced the bus companies to integrate the buses.
intermingle	Mix or mingle together. Riesling grapes were always intermingled with other varieties.
intermix	Mix together. Along its southern edge low trees intermix with the shrubs.
join	Be or become joined or united or linked. Join up the points in a different colour.
meld	Mix together different elements. Australia s winemakers have melded modern science with traditional art.
merge	Mix together different elements. He placed a sheet of paper over the fresh paint to merge the colours.
mingle	Move among and engage with others at a social function. A chance to mingle with celebs.
mix	Mix together different elements. Keith mixes great house music featuring tunes with an African Latin and soulful flavour.
put together	Adapt.
short-circuit	Create a short circuit in.
solder	Join with solder. Solder these two pipes together.
stick	Stick to firmly. Stick the photo onto the corkboard.
stop working	Put an end to a state or an activity.
synthesize	Make (something) by synthesis, especially chemically. His operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony.
trip	Make a trip for pleasure. Somebody tripped the alarm.
weld	Forge an article by welding. Steel plates were being welded.

Usage Examples of "Fuse" as a verb

• The crew were left in darkness after the lights fused.
• When fired in a special kiln, the metals fused on to the pot.
• Attempts to fuse nuclei together.
• He will fuse the entire lighting system of the camp.
• The substances fused at a very high temperature.
• The storm fused the electric mains.
• Intermarriage had fused the families into a large unit.
• Powdered glass was fused to a metal base.
• The two nuclei move together and fuse into one nucleus.
• There is no need to fuse the circuit any higher unless there is other equipment on the same circuit.

Associations of "Fuse" (30 Words)

ampere	A former unit of electric current slightly smaller than the SI ampere.
blend	The act of blending components together thoroughly. My greatgrandfather blended whisky in Coldstream in the Scottish Borders.
breaker	A break dancer. Those steam engines were now gone to the breaker s yard.
commingle	Mix together different elements. His book commingles sarcasm and sadness.
conflate	Combine (two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc.) into one. The urban crisis conflates a number of different economic political and social issues.
defrost	(of a refrigerator or freezer) become free of accumulated ice, usually by being turned off for a period. She opened the door to let the fridge defrost.
dilution	Weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner. He is resisting any dilution of dogma.
disconnect	Make disconnected disjoin or unfasten. If customers agree a payment plan they will not be disconnected.
fluid	A substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure. The fluid motion of a cat.
flux	Treat a metal object with a flux to promote melting. The flux of ions across the membrane.
furnace	Used to describe a very hot place. Her car was a furnace.
fusible	Capable of being melted and fused.
heat	A single operation of heating something especially metal in a furnace. Winners of the regional heats.
helium	The chemical element of atomic number 2, an inert gas which is the lightest member of the noble gas series.
ice	A rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating. She scraped the ice off the windscreen.
iceberg	A large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier. Iceberg is still the most popular lettuce.
iconoclast	A Puritan of the 16th or 17th century.
liquefaction	The conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid. A gas liquefaction plant.
liquefy	Become liquid. Liquefy the silver.
meld	A thing formed by melding a combination. A meld of many contributions.
melt	Metal or other material in a melted condition. Melt butter.
merge	Absorb (a title or estate) in another. He crouched low and endeavoured to merge into the darkness of the forest.
meter	Stamp with a meter indicating the postage. Meter the flow of water.
mix	The act of mixing together. The decor is a fascinating mix of antique and modern.
soluble	(of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water. The puzzle is soluble.
thaw	A period of warmer weather that thaws ice and snow. The thaw came yesterday afternoon.
thawing	The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid. The thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours.
viscosity	Resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow. Cooling the fluid raises its viscosity.
weld	A welded joint. Cross curricular themes would weld the curriculum together.
welding	Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure.