English Explanatory Dictionary

merge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To combine into a whole.
  2. To blend gradually into something else.
noun
  1. The joining together of multiple sources.
  2. Within the Minimalist Program, a fundamental operation of syntactic construction

Pronunciation

/mɜːd͡ʒ/ /mɝd͡ʒ/ en-us-merge.ogg

Word forms

merge merges merging merged

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mergō (“to dip; dip in; plunge; sink down into; immerse; overwhelm”).

Synonyms

agglomerate aggregate cumulate alloy amalgamate blend coalesce combine consolidate conflate embody fuse integrate mass meld merge unite merger merging

Antonyms

divide split

Derived words

commerge demerge mergeability mergeable mergeburst mergee merge-purge merger merge sort mergism mergist mismerge remerge unmerge urge to merge mail merge match-merge merge lane merge request mergesort zipper merge
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