merge

verb

ˈmərj

merged; merging

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transitive verb

: to cause to combine, unite, or coalesce (see coalesce sense 2)

merged the two companies

: to blend gradually by stages that blur distinctions

individuality and uniqueness are merged and blurred—

Norman Kelman

archaic : to plunge or engulf in something : immerse

intransitive verb

: to become combined into one

The two banks merged.

: to blend or come together without abrupt change

merging traffic

mergence

ˈmər-jən(t)s

noun

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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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Requests from various components or datasets may merge for processing before splitting into different outputs, necessitating a parent-child correlation structure. —

Koushik Sundar, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 The two concepts will merge, incorporating Roasted's all-day brunch into Flavor 90s' nightlife entertainment. —

Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 When Costco and Price Club merged in 1993, the combined company, operating under the name PriceCostco, had 206 locations generating $16 billion in annual sales. —

Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024 Any further apart, the black hole's immense gravitational force would tear them apart; any closer, the stars would merge into one. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for merge

Word History

Etymology

Latin mergere; akin to Sanskrit majjati he dives

First Known Use

1636, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3

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The first known use of merge was in 1636

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Kids Definition

merge

verb

ˈmərj

merged; merging

: to be or cause to be swallowed up or absorbed in something else : mingle, blend

merging traffic

: combine sense 3a, unite

merge two business firms into one

Legal Definition

merge

verb

ˈmərj

merged; merging

transitive verb

: to cause to unite, combine, or coalesce

merge one corporation with another

: to cause to be incorporated and superseded

one effect of a judgment is to merge therein the cause of action on which the action is brought—

American Jurisprudence 2d

compare bar sense 3b

intransitive verb

: to become combined : undergo merger

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