merge
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.
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.
Origin of merge
1Other words for merge
Other words from merge
- mergence, noun
- an·ti·merg·ing, adjective
- de·merge, verb (used with object), de·merged, de·merg·ing.
- re·merge, verb, re·merged, re·merg·ing.
- un·merge, verb (used with object), un·merged, un·merg·ing.
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How to use merge in a sentence
So, then we need to take this sales data and merge it up with the advertising data that is also collected by Nielsen.
Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 1: TV) (Ep. 440) | Stephen J. Dubner | November 19, 2020 | FreakonomicsWe asked some of the same questions, and a lightly edited transcript, merging the interviews, is below.
The Trailer: The 10 crucial counties, revisited | David Weigel | November 10, 2020 | Washington PostIn April and May alone, at least 30 papers closed or merged, dozens went online-only and thousands of journalists were furloughed or laid off.
Robin Kemp lost her news job in Clayton County, Ga. — but she kept reporting the news. It paid off on election week. | Reis Thebault | November 10, 2020 | Washington PostThey’ll keep up with roadies on an easy group ride, tackle mixed terrain with aplomb, and perform sufficiently on moderate trails, merging culture and components from the worlds of road riding and mountain biking.
The Specialized Diverge Is a Gravel Bike for All | Andy Cochrane | November 8, 2020 | Outside OnlineThat year WarnerMedia merged CNN’s and Great Big Story’s sales teams.
‘Two very, very different companies’: Why CNN’s Great Big Story failed to survive | Tim Peterson | November 2, 2020 | Digiday
Self-mergence is a gradual process, dependent on a progressive unlimiting of personality.
Practical Mysticism | Evelyn UnderhillHe had not found any insuperable obstacle to mergence of human with Divine.
Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa YoganandaWhen the moment of complete mergence seemed to have arrived he lifted the pot off the fire and placed it between us.
By Desert Ways to Baghdad | Louisa JebbIt has forgotten the everlasting lesson of history that mergence of distinct types means the perpetuation of nationalism.
Thus active self-mergence, incessant re-birth into God, perpetual eager feeding on Him, is implicit in all spiritual life.
Ruysbroeck | Evelyn Underhill
British Dictionary definitions for merge
/ (mɜːdʒ) /
to meet and join or cause to meet and join
to blend or cause to blend; fuse
Origin of merge
1Derived forms of merge
- mergence, noun
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