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Unify vs Fuse - What's the difference?

unify | fuse |

In transitive terms the difference between unify and fuse

is that unify is cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine while fuse is to melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.

In intransitive terms the difference between unify and fuse

is that unify is become one 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.

unify

English

Verb

  • Cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine.
  • Become one.
  • * 2008 , Eliza Mada Dalian, In Search of the Miraculous: Healing Into Consciousness , Expanding Universe Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9738773-2-8, page 91:
  • Ultimately, all frequencies unify' into an unmoving state of ''zero frequency'' or ''vacuum''. In other words, all seven sound vibrations or notes '''unify''' into ''silence''; all thought frequencies (positive and negative) '''unify''' into no-thought or ''no-mind''; and all seven colors of the rainbow '''unify into ''pure space that appears dark when it is invisible and as light when it is visible.

    Derived terms

    * unifiable * unific * unification * unifier * unificatory

    Antonyms

    * divide

    fuse

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) fuso and (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.
  • When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse.

    Etymology 2

    From fusion, "to melt" (back-formation).

    Verb

    (fus)
  • To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
  • To melt together.
  • To furnish with or install a fuse.