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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
-fus-, root. 
    1. -fus- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "pour, cast;
      join;
      blend.'' This meaning is found in such words as: confuse, defuse, diffuse, effusive, fuse, fusion, infuse, profuse, suffuse, transfusion.

'-fus-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fusee - snafu - fusarium - fusiform - fusobacterium - fustigate - fusty - old fustic - young fustic

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