Merge

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /mɜː(r)dÊ’/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dÊ’

Origin

From Latin mergere.

Full definition of merge

Verb

1. (transitive) To combine into a whole.Headquarters merged the operations of the three divisions.
• Burketo merge all natural ... sentiment in inordinate vanity
• De QuinceyWhig and Tory were merged and swallowed up in the transcendent duties of patriots.
2. (intransitive) To combine into a whole.The two companies merged.
3. To blend gradually into something else.The lanes of traffic merged.

Derived terms

• merger
• mergeable
• mergeability

Related terms

• annex

Synonyms

• amalgamate
• combine
• conflate
• fuse
• integrate
• unite

Antonyms

• divide
• split

Noun

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

Anagrams

• emerg