C1verbscience
US/fjuːz/
UK/fjuːz/
to join together, often by heating, so that two things become one; to combine different styles or ideas
In context
Inside the sun, hydrogen atoms fuse to form helium.
The broken bones fused together after six weeks in a cast.
Her cooking fuses Vietnamese flavors and French techniques.
Words that go with fuse
verb + adverb
- fuse togetherAt very high temperatures, grains of sand fuse together into glass.
verb + preposition
- fuse withIn this museum, traditional ideas fuse with modern design.
- fuse intoTwo small cells fuse into one larger cell.
verb + noun
- fuse hydrogenStars like the sun fuse hydrogen for billions of years.
- fuse elementsThe architect fuses elements of Eastern and Western design in the new hotel.