"interfuse" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: interfuses [present, singular, third-person], interfusing [participle, present], interfused [participle, past], interfused [past]
Etymology: inter- + fuse Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|fuse}} inter- + fuse Head templates: {{en-verb}} interfuse (third-person singular simple present interfuses, present participle interfusing, simple past and past participle interfused)
  1. To fuse or blend together Translations (To fuse or blend together): смесвам се (smesvam se) (Bulgarian), примесвам се (primesvam se) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-interfuse-en-verb-LeJdLWk8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter-

Inflected forms

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