merge

[ murj ]
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verb (used with object),merged, merg·ing.
  1. to cause to combine or coalesce; unite.

  2. to combine, blend, or unite gradually so as to blur the individuality or individual identity of: They voted to merge the two branch offices into a single unit.

verb (used without object),merged, merg·ing.
  1. to become combined, united, swallowed up, or absorbed; lose identity by uniting or blending (often followed by in or into): This stream merges into the river up ahead.

  2. to combine or unite into a single enterprise, organization, body, etc.: The two firms merged last year.

Origin of merge

1
First recorded in 1630–40, merge is from the Latin word mergere to dip, immerse, plunge into water

Other words for merge

Other words from merge

  • mergence, noun
  • an·ti·merg·ing, adjective
  • de·merge, verb (used with object), de·merged, de·merg·ing.
  • re·merge, verb, re·merged, re·merg·ing.
  • un·merge, verb (used with object), un·merged, un·merg·ing.

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How to use merge in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for merge

merge

/ (mɜːdʒ) /


verb
  1. to meet and join or cause to meet and join

  2. to blend or cause to blend; fuse

Origin of merge

1
C17: from Latin mergere to plunge

Derived forms of merge

  • mergence, noun

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