Also means
to merge (companies, ideas)
Usage Note
Fondere is irregular: past participle fuso (not fonduto). It takes avere for transitive uses (ho fuso il burro) and essere in some intransitive ones (si è fuso — it melted). It also means to merge organisations: le due aziende si sono fuse (the two companies merged).
Examples
"Devi fondere il burro a fuoco basso."
Natural Translation
You need to melt the butter over low heat.
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