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verb (used with object), merged, merg·ing.

to cause to combine or coalesce; unite.
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.

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

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RELATED WORDS

union, tie-up, unification, combination, takeover, merger, partnership, consolidation, strengthening, alliance, amalgamation, cahoots, hookup, fusion, coalition, tie-in, incorporation, organization, lineup, pool

Nearby words

  1. meres,
  2. merese,
  3. merestone,
  4. meretricious,
  5. merganser,
  6. mergee,
  7. mergenthaler,
  8. mergenthaler, ottmar,
  9. merger,
  10. mergui

Origin of merge

First recorded in 1630–40, merge is from the Latin word mergere to dip, immerse, plunge into water
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British Dictionary definitions for mergence

merge

verb

to meet and join or cause to meet and join
to blend or cause to blend; fuse
Derived Formsmergence, noun

Word Origin for merge

C17: from Latin mergere to plunge
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Word Origin and History for mergence

merge

v.

1630s, "to plunge or sink in," from Latin mergere "to dip, dip in, immerse, plunge," probably rhotacized from *mezgo, from PIE *mezg- "to dip, plunge" (cf. Sanskrit majjati "dives under," Lithuanian mazgoju "to wash"). Legal sense of "absorb an estate, contract, etc. into another" is from 1726. Related: Merged; merging. As a noun, from 1805.

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