fuse
to join or melt together
Root
- fund / fus: pour, pour out, or melt into a flow
Other words with the fund / fus root
- confound: to confuse, mix up, or bewilder
- confuse: to make unclear or hard to separate
- diffuse: spread out; wordy or not concentrated
- fusion: a joining or blending into one
- futile: unable to produce a useful result
- infuse: to fill or soak with something
- profuse: abundant, lavish, or poured out in large amount
Fuse is the familiar joining image: separate things melt or bind into one.
Heat can fuse two pieces of metal into one.