merge
Americanverb (used with object)
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to cause to combine or coalesce; unite.
- Synonyms:
- consolidate, amalgamate
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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.
- Synonyms:
- consolidate, amalgamate
verb (used without object)
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to become combined, united, swallowed up, or absorbed; lose identity by uniting or blending (often followed by in orinto ).
This stream merges into the river up ahead.
- Synonyms:
- consolidate, amalgamate
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to combine or unite into a single enterprise, organization, body, etc..
The two firms merged last year.
verb
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to meet and join or cause to meet and join
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to blend or cause to blend; fuse
Other Word Forms
- antimerging adjective
- demerge verb (used with object)
- mergence noun
- remerge verb
- unmerge verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of merge
First recorded in 1630–40, merge is from the Latin word mergere to dip, immerse, plunge into water
Example Sentences
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Without merging, railroad companies can still form partnerships so customers can move products across their separate tracks.
When Kraft and Heinz, two of the biggest names in American food, merged in 2015, the combined company was supposed to breathe new life into old brands.
Despite the somewhat jarring presence of Sigourney Weaver in an early trailer, we wouldn’t expect the Star Wars and Alien franchises to somehow be merging.
From Los Angeles Times
It is two galaxy clusters merging into a larger structure.
From Science Daily
The merged business has continued to wrestle with a slump in luxury-good sales, and it raised $600 million in fresh capital in June from bondholders to help cover a debt payment due then.
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