merge
[ murj ]
/ mɜrdʒ /
verb (used with object), merged, merg·ing.
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.
verb (used without object), merged, merg·ing.
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
First recorded in 1630–40,
merge is from the Latin word
mergere to dip, immerse, plunge into water
OTHER WORDS FROM merge
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British Dictionary definitions for merge
merge
/ (mɜːdʒ) /
verb
to meet and join or cause to meet and join
to blend or cause to blend; fuse
Derived forms of merge
mergence, nounWord Origin for merge
C17: from Latin
mergere to plunge