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merge.

To combine into a whole.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/mɜːd͡ʒ/UK/mɝd͡ʒ/US
  1. To combine into a whole.

    intransitive · transitive
    Headquarters merged the operations of the three divisions.
    The two companies merged.
  2. To combine two or more versions of a file into one file, especially using a version control system.

    intransitive · transitive
  3. To blend gradually into something else.

    The lanes of traffic merged.
    The sky and sea seem to merge at the horizon.
Where this word comes from

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

noun/mɜːd͡ʒ/UK/mɝd͡ʒ/US
  1. The joining together of multiple sources.

    There are often accidents at that traffic merge.
    The merge of the two documents failed.
  2. Within the Minimalist Program, a fundamental operation of syntactic construction

Where this word comes from

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

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