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merge

verb
\ ˈmərj How to pronounce merge (audio) \
merged; merging

Definition of merge

transitive verb

1 : to cause to combine, unite, or coalesce (see coalesce sense 2) merged the two companies
2 : to blend gradually by stages that blur distinctions individuality and uniqueness are merged and blurred— Norman Kelman
3 archaic : to plunge or engulf in something : immerse

intransitive verb

1 : to become combined into one The two banks merged.
2 : to blend or come together without abrupt change merging traffic
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Other Words from merge

mergence \ ˈmÉ™r-​jÉ™n(t)s How to pronounce mergence (audio) \ noun

Choose the Right Synonym for merge

mix, mingle, commingle, blend, merge, coalesce, amalgamate, fuse mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole. mix may or may not imply loss of each element's identity. mix the salad greens mix a drink mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active. fear mingled with anticipation in my mind commingle implies a closer or more thorough mingling. a sense of duty commingled with a fierce pride drove her blend implies that the elements as such disappear in the resulting mixture. blended several teas to create a balanced flavor merge suggests a combining in which one or more elements are lost in the whole. in his mind reality and fantasy merged coalesce implies an affinity in the merging elements and usually a resulting organic unity. telling details that coalesce into a striking portrait amalgamate implies the forming of a close union without complete loss of individual identities. refugees who were readily amalgamated into the community fuse stresses oneness and indissolubility of the resulting product. a building in which modernism and classicism are fused

Examples of merge in a Sentence

To save the business, the owners decided to merge it with one of their competitors. The two banks merged to form one large institution. Many small companies have been forced to merge. Three lanes of traffic all merge at this point. Day slowly merged into night. Along the coast the mountains gradually merge with the shore. She merged into the crowd and disappeared.
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Recent Examples on the Web

 Live Nation Entertainment, which merged with Ticketmaster in 2010, is the main target of their concerns. — Beth Kowitt, Fortune, "The Uneven Consequences of a Google Extramarital Affair: The Broadsheet," 29 Aug. 2019 The largest payment to any firm by the airport, however, totaled $3.2 million to Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, which merged with the Broad & Cassel law firm last year. — Beth Kassab, orlandosentinel.com, "Orlando airport leader proposes in-house counsel after resignation of outside lawyer," 28 Aug. 2019 More than three decades later, that aesthetic, which merged business sensibility with street-smart athleticism, appears to still be going strong. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Gigi Hadid Revives Working Girl Style With This Classic Sneaker," 20 Aug. 2019 Cohen worked at Sun Microsystems Laboratories (which later merged with Oracle) as an engineer for more than 10 years. — Los Angeles Times, "Danny Cohen, computer scientist who propelled the digital age, dies," 20 Aug. 2019 The merger gave American a slight edge on revenue with Delta Air Lines, which merged in 2008 with Northwest Airlines. — Dallas News, "American Airlines' reign as the world's largest airline may be ending," 25 July 2019 Regal, which merged with United Artists Theatres in 2002, runs 13 theaters in Colorado and 10 in the Denver market. — John Wenzel, The Denver Post, "Denver-area movie theaters are thriving as the rest of the nation sees a downturn," 22 July 2019 Glyphosate was developed by the former Monsanto Company, which merged with Bayer last year, and first registered with the Environmental Protection Agency in 1974. — John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, "Why are so many public agencies banning Roundup?," 19 July 2019 North American, which merged with Rockwell International, later designed and built the space shuttles. — New York Times, "Two Magical Places That Sent Apollo 11 to the Moon and Back," 13 July 2019

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First Known Use of merge

1636, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3

History and Etymology for merge

Latin mergere; akin to Sanskrit majjati he dives

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merge

verb
How to pronounce merge (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of merge

: to cause (two or more things, such as two companies) to come together and become one thing : to join or unite (one thing) with another
: to become joined or united
: to change into or become part of something else in a very gradual way

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merge

verb
\ ˈmərj How to pronounce merge (audio) \
merged; merging

Kids Definition of merge

: to be or cause to be combined or blended into a s

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