meld

¹ American  

[meld] / mɛld /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to merge; blend.

   Synonyms:

   consolidate, consolidate, combine, combine, fuse, fuse, mix, mix

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noun

1. a blend.

meld ² American  

[meld] / mɛld /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to announce and display (a counting combination of cards in the hand) for a score.

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noun

1. the act of melding.

2. any combination of cards to be melded.

meld ¹ British  

/ mɛld /

verb

1. (in some card games) to declare or lay down (cards), which then score points

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noun

1. the act of melding

2. a set of cards for melding

meld ² British  

/ mɛld /

verb

1. to blend or become blended; combine

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Etymology

Origin of meld¹

1935–40; blend of melt ¹ and weld ¹

Origin of meld²

1895–1900; < German melden to announce; akin to Middle English melden, Old English meldian to make known

Example Sentences

That elegant dance matches what we see on stage, the kabuki performances melding melancholy and beauty, anguish and catharsis.

From Los Angeles Times

This ghost rattles industrial hoses and temporarily melds with an air purifier.

From Los Angeles Times

You need to add to that the money your wife has set aside too — not consolidated into your accounts, but melded together in your mental and physical accounting.

From MarketWatch

Then scatter olives and capers on top, and let the pan bubble away on the stovetop over high heat until the sauce reduces and the flavors meld.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bob Weir, a co-founder of the Grateful Dead, an iconic American band thanks to its sunny, often-improvised meld of folk, blues, country and psychedelic rock, has died at age 78.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• fuse
• merge
• mingle