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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Then, Maryland-based spice company, McCormick, announced it will merge with Unilever’s food division to create a new spice and sauce mega-company.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
On the media side, linear TV continues to face declines while streaming competition is intensifying, especially as smaller services look to merge.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
As conditions change, these two forms merge into a single phase at the critical point.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
The heightened nature of Gaylord’s and Nikolić’s performances, off-putting in the voice-over scene, are a blast when the worlds of the play finally merge.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
And until that afternoon in the field, there’d been a definite understanding these two Ruths wouldn’t merge; that the one I confided in before bed was one I could absolutely trust.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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