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The definition of merge is to combine two entities so that there are no longer two distinct elements.

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When two different companies join together to become one big company, this is an example of a time when the companies merge.
When you look off into the distance and the ocean and sky disappear into one big mass of blue, this is an example of a time when the ocean and sky appear to merge.

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See merge in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb, transitive verb merged, merging

to lose or cause to lose identity by being absorbed, swallowed up, or combined
to join together; unite; combine

Origin: L mergere, to dip, plunge, sink < IE base *mezg-, to plunge > Sans májjati, (he) sinks under

Related Forms:

mergence noun

See merge in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb merged merged, merg·ing, merg·es

verb, transitive

To cause to be absorbed, especially in gradual stages.
To combine or unite: merging two sets of data.

verb, intransitive

To blend together, especially in gradual stages.
To become combined or united. See Synonyms at mix.

Origin:

Origin: Latin mergere, to plunge

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Related Forms:

merˈgence noun

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