merge

Use merge in a sentence

verb

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

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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merge

intransitive verb

transitive verb

merged, merg′ing

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

Origin of merge

Classical Latin mergere, to dip, plunge, sink from Indo-European base an unverified form mezg-, to plunge from source Sanskrit májjati, (he) sinks under

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merge

verb

merged, merg·ing, merg·es

verb

transitive

To combine or unite into a single entity: merging two sets of data; merging two hospitals.

verb

intransitive

To become combined or united: “All the shadows on the wall shiver and merge into a single dark silhouette” ( Chitra Divakaruni ) See Synonyms at mix.

Origin of merge

Latin mergere to plunge

Related Forms:

mer′gence
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present merges, present participle merging, simple past and past participle merged)

To combine into a whole.
Headquarters merged the operations of the three divisions.
(intransitive) To combine into a whole.
The two companies merged.
To blend gradually into something else.
The lanes of traffic merged.

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Noun

(plural merges)

A joining together of two flows.
There are often accidents at that traffic merge.

Origin

From Latin mergere.

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merge - Computer Definition

To combine two separate sets of data into one set. The resulting data may be in their original order or resequenced by key field or some other attribute of the data. See merge sort and merge purge. See also mail merge and concatenate.

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