The difference between Embody and Fuse
When used as verbs, embody means to represent in a physical form, whereas fuse means to melt together.
Fuse is also noun with the meaning: a cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
check bellow for the other definitions of Embody and Fuse
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Embody as a verb (transitive):
To represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personify
Examples:
"As the car salesman approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze."
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Embody as a verb (transitive):
To include or represent, especially as part of a cohesive whole
Examples:
"The US Constitution aimed to embody the ideals of diverse groups of people, from Puritans to Deists."
"The principle was recognized by some of the early Greek philosophers who embodied it in their systems."
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Embody as a verb (intransitive):
To unite in a body or mass.
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Fuse as a noun:
A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
Examples:
"synonyms: [[fuze]] q US"
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Fuse as a noun (manufacturing, mining, military):
The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.
Examples:
"synonyms: fuze"
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Fuse as a noun (electrical engineering):
A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit.
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Fuse as a noun (figurative):
Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.
Examples:
"When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse."
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Fuse as a noun:
A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
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Fuse as a noun:
A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
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Fuse as a verb (transitive):
To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
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Fuse as a verb (intransitive):
To melt together.
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Fuse as a verb:
To furnish with or install a fuse.
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Fuse as a verb (organic chemistry):
To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that two or more atoms are shared between the resulting rings