fused
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Joined or united into a single entity: Describes separate elements that have been combined to form a whole, often through a process of melting or merging.
- Operated or functioning as one unit: Describes a state where distinct parts have been integrated so thoroughly they act as one.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The two departments became a fused unit, sharing all resources and staff.
- In the sculpture, glass and metal were fused together at high temperatures.
- Their fused efforts led to the project's success.
Advanced Usage
- "to be fused with": to be inseparably combined or blended with something else.
- In this alloy, copper is fused with tin.
- "fused into": describing the result of a merging process.
- The two companies were fused into a single corporation.
Variants and Related Words
- Fuse (verb): To join or blend different things into a single entity, often by melting.
- The artist will fuse different colored glasses in the kiln.
- Fusion (noun): The process or result of fusing; a blend or merger.
- The dish is a fusion of Asian and European flavors.
Synonyms
- Amalgamated: Combined into a unified structure.
- Consolidated: Made solid, complete, or unified.
- Merged: Combined or caused to combine.
- Blended: Mixed together thoroughly.
Antonyms
- Separated: Caused to move or be apart.
- Divided: Split into parts; separated.
- Disconnected: Having had a connection removed.
Related Phrases
- Fused circuit: An electrical circuit protected by a fuse.
- The fused circuit prevented damage to the appliance during the power surge.
- Fused spine: A medical condition where vertebrae are joined together.
- After the surgery, he had a fused spine segment.
Adjective
- joined together into a whole
- United Industries
- the amalgamated colleges constituted a university
- a consolidated school