English → Latin
“fuse” in Latin
liquefaciōto melt or liquefy; to dissolveliquōto melt, liquefy; to filter, strain; to clarify, simplifycōnflōto kindle (a fire); to forge, fuse or melt (metal); to refine or purifyexcoquōto boil (out), melt (out), dry up; to temper or harden (by heating)fundōto pour out, shed; to melt, cast, found, make by smelting; to overthrow, overcome, rout, vanquish an enemy, rout, scatteliquēscōto melt, liquefyresolvōto release, loosen, unloose, unbind, disentangle, relax, dissolve; to enfeeble; to cancel, dispel
The English word fuse itself goes back to Latin fūsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fuse v.
TRANS., liquefacere: liquare: conflare (to melt, e.g., victorias aureas, i. e., the gold statues of the goddess of victory): excoquere (general term, imagines flammis, Plin.; especially for the purpose of purifying or refining): fundere (to form or shape by fusing; from or out of, ex, etc.): fused, fusus.
INTRANS., liquefieri: liquescere: liquari: resolvi. SYN. above.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fuse?
- The usual Latin words for “fuse” are liquefaciō, liquō, cōnflō; also excoquō, fundō, liquēscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.