verb
merge
murj
verb
1
To combine two or more things into one.
"The two companies decided to merge after years of competing for the same customers."
"Please merge these two documents into a single file."
2
To blend gradually into something else, often used of traffic, colours, or sounds.
"The side road merges into the motorway just past the bridge."
How to Use Merge
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo join two or more things together so they become one.
Common pairings
merge lanes
merge companies
merge files
Word Forms
merged past tense, merges plural, merges singular
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Etymology
From Latin mergere, "to dip or plunge into" — the idea of one thing being absorbed into another.