merge
To combine into a whole.
Example
“Headquarters merged the operations of the three divisions.”
Other meanings
To blend gradually into something else.
“The lanes of traffic merged.”
Synonyms
- unite
- unify
Related words
- commerge
- demerge
- merge sort
- mergeburst
- mergee
- mergism
- mergist
- mismerge
- remerge
- unmerge
- merger
- mergeable
Word history
From Latin "mergō" (to dip; dip in; plunge; sink down into; immerse; overwhelm).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “merge” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.