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merge

Pronunciation: /məːdʒ/

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Definition of merge

verb

  • combine or cause to combine to form a single entity: [no object]:the merchant bank merged with another broker [with object]:he agreed to merge his broadcasting company with a multinational concern
  • blend or cause to blend gradually into something else so as to become indistinguishable from it: [no object]:he crouched low and endeavoured to merge into the darkness of the forest [with object]:he placed a sheet of paper over the fresh paint to merge the colours
  • [with object] (usually merge something in) Law absorb (a title or estate) in another.

Origin:

mid 17th century (in the sense 'immerse oneself'): from Latin mergere 'to dip, plunge'; the legal sense is from Anglo-Norman French merger

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