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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
SYNONYMS FOR merge 1-3 amalgamate, consolidate.
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OTHER WORDS FROM merge mergence, noun an·ti·merg·ing, adjective de·merge, verb (used with object), de·merged, de·merg·ing. re·merge, verb, re·merged, re·merg·ing.
un·merge, verb (used with object), un·merged, un·merg·ing.
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Words nearby merge merengue, mereology, merese, meretricious, merganser, merge , mergee, Mergenthaler, merger, Mergui, Mergui Archipelago
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Example sentences from the Web for merge It is his ability to merge moral sentiment, theological passion, and policy prescription that lights the fire of his rhetoric.
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In a poll conducted last month by KIIS, only 41 percent of Crimeans wanted to merge with Russia.
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As a result of the cuts, the two contractors that provided the imagery GeoEye and for DigitalGlobe were forced to merge .
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Chebbi is not alone in her quest to merge religious obligation with fashion and fun.
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In June, he refused an order from al-Zawahiri to cease efforts to force al-Nusra to merge with ISIS and to return to Iraq.
Syria’s Al Qaeda Gang Wars | Jamie Dettmer| January 9, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Their object is to merge all natural and all social sentiment in inordinate vanity.
Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke | Edmund Burke
He became great because he could merge his own suffering in the suffering of all,—a mark of all deep men.
Philosophy and The Social Problem | Will Durant
But remember, always, that when Atoms "combine" they do not merge their identities—they simply "marry," and nothing more.
Dynamic Thought | William Walker Atkinson
They alternate, but do not merge into one another to produce intermediate forms.
The Mystery of 31 New Inn | R. Austin Freeman
"Yes, I suppose so," answered the girl, with an effort to merge a smile into the expression accompanying a sympathetic sigh.
The Bay State Monthly - Volume 2, Issue 3, December, 1884 | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for merge verb to meet and join or cause to meet and join
to blend or cause to blend; fuse
Derived forms of merge mergence , noun Word Origin for merge C17: from Latin mergere to plunge
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Words related to merge consolidate, incorporate, join, absorb, unite, fuse, combine, blend, meld, conglomerate, mingle, network, coalesce, assimilate, marry, cement, converge, amalgamate, mix, synthesize