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merge
[ murj ]
verb (used with object)
- to cause to combine or coalesce; unite.
Synonyms: ,
- 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.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
- 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.
Synonyms: ,
- to combine or unite into a single enterprise, organization, body, etc.:
The two firms merged last year.
merge
/ ɜː /
verb
- to meet and join or cause to meet and join
- to blend or cause to blend; fuse
Derived Forms
- ˈԳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- gԳ noun
- t·iԲ adjective
- · verb (used with object) demerged demerging
- · verb remerged remerging
- ܲ· verb (used with object) unmerged unmerging
Word History and Origins
Origin of merge1
Word History and Origins
Origin of merge1
Example Sentences
The whole corporation — which constitutes over 2,200 stores under various names in the country — was recently blocked by a federal judge from merging with fellow behemoth Kroger due to antitrust concerns.
Under her proposal, the Department of Aging, the Youth Development Department and the Economic and Workforce Development Department would be merged into the Community and Investment Department.
Three departments — aging, youth development and economic and workforce development — would be merged into the Community Investment for Families Department.
Every time the city faces budget troubles, smaller departments are placed on the chopping block, with the mayor or council members looking to merge them with bigger agencies.
Fueled by a lifetime love of horror, the filmmaker developed a plot that resurrected the life force of the early blues scene and merged it with the intriguing possibilities inherent in a vampire’s eternal lifespan.
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