refuze

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verb

To fit with a new fuze.

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Meanings

verbrefuze (third-person singular simple present refuzes, present participle refuzing, simple past and past participle refuzed)

present singular third person refuzes · participle present refuzing · participle past refuzed · past refuzed

  1. transitivegovernmentTo fit with a new fuze.

    Refuzing will be done by remote control. […] Record lot number of fuze used in refuzing on DA Form 984 […]

    1977, United States. Department of the Army, Soldier's Manual: Ammunition Inspector for Skill Levels 3 and 4, pages 3-247

Origin

From re- + fuze.

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APA

refuze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refuze

MLA

“refuze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refuze. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refuze,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refuze.

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