Re-fuse
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To fit with another fuse. transitive
"The plugs are made of porcelain in one piece, and can readily be re-fused, as with these boards it is not necessary to open a circuit switch to re-fuse a circuit[…]"
Example
More examples"The plugs are made of porcelain in one piece, and can readily be re-fused, as with these boards it is not necessary to open a circuit switch to re-fuse a circuit[…]"
Etymology
From re- + fuse. The hyphen is to avoid confusion with refuse.
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