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merge

[ murj ]
/ mɜrdʒ /
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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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Origin of merge

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

OTHER WORDS FROM merge

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Words related to merge

absorb, blend, combine, consolidate, fuse, incorporate, join, meld, unite, amalgamate, assimilate, cement, centralize, coalesce, compound, conglomerate, converge, intermingle, intermix, marry

How to use merge in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for merge

merge
/ (mɜːdʒ) /
verb
to meet and join or cause to meet and join
to blend or cause to blend; fuse

Derived forms of merge

mergence, noun

Word Origin for merge

C17: from Latin mergere to plunge
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