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merge

[ murj ]

verb (used with object)

merged, merging.
  1. to cause to combine or coalesce; unite.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. 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.

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verb (used without object)

merged, merging.
  1. 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: ,

  2. to combine or unite into a single enterprise, organization, body, etc.:

    The two firms merged last year.

merge

/ ɜː /

verb

  1. to meet and join or cause to meet and join
  2. to blend or cause to blend; fuse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • gԳ noun
  • t·iԲ adjective
  • · verb (used with object) demerged demerging
  • · verb remerged remerging
  • ܲ· verb (used with object) unmerged unmerging
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Word History and Origins

Origin of merge1

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

Origin of merge1

C17: from Latin mergere to plunge
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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Three departments — aging, youth development and economic and workforce development — would be merged into the Community Investment for Families Department.

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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.

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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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