merge
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.
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
1Other words for merge
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.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
British Dictionary definitions for merge
/ (mɜːdʒ) /
to meet and join or cause to meet and join
to blend or cause to blend; fuse
Origin of merge
1Derived forms of merge
- mergence, noun
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
Browse