merge

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /mɜːdʒ/
• (America) IPA: /mɝdʒ/

Verb

merge (merges, present participle merging; past and past participle merged)

1. (transitive) To combine into a whole.

   Headquarters merged the operations of the three divisions.

   • to merge all natural […] sentiment in inordinate vanity

   • Whig 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.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• divide
• split

Related terms

• annex

Translations

• French: fusionner
• German: zusammenlegen, zusammenfügen, zusammenführen, vereinen, fusionieren companies, departments
• Italian: fondersi
• Portuguese: unir
• Russian: объедини́ть
• Spanish: fusionar

Translations

• French: amalgamer, fusionner
• German: verschmelzen, zusammenkommen, sich vereinen, sich zusammenschließen
• Italian: unirsi, mergere
• Portuguese: convergir, unir-se, juntar-se
• Russian: объединя́ться
• Spanish: fusionar

Translations

• German: zusammenkommen

Noun

merge (plural merges)

1. The joining together of multiple sources.

   There are often accidents at that traffic merge.

   The merge of the two documents failed.

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