Conjoin vs Fuse - What's the difference?
conjoin | fuse |
To join together; to unite; to combine.
To marry.
(grammar) To join as coordinate elements, often with a coordinating conjunction, such as coordinate clauses.
(mathematics) To combine two sets, conditions, or expressions by a logical AND; to intersect.
To unite, to join, to league.
*1843 , '', book 2, ch. XVI, ''St. Edmund
(also'' fuze ''in US ) A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
(industry, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.
A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit.
Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.
To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
To melt together.
To furnish with or install a fuse.
In transitive terms the difference between conjoin and fuse
is that conjoin is to marry while fuse is to melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.In intransitive terms the difference between conjoin and fuse
is that conjoin is to unite, to join, to league while fuse is to melt together.As a noun fuse is
(also fuze in US) A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.conjoin
English
Verb
(en verb)- They are representatives that will loosely conjoin a nation.
- I will conjoin you in holy matrimony.
- And the Body of one Dead; — a temple where the Hero-soul once was and now is not: Oh, all mystery, all pity, all mute awe and wonder; Supernaturalism brought home to the very dullest; Eternity laid open, and the nether Darkness and the upper Light-Kingdoms; — do conjoin there, or exist nowhere!
Derived terms
* conjoined twin * conjoiner * conjoint * conjointlyExternal links
*Conjoin @ The Internet Grammar of English
fuse
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) fuso and (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse.