verb

merge

to merge, to combine, to blend, to join

The two companies will merge next year.

The two companies will merge next year.

The small road merges with the highway.

The small road merges with the highway.

You can merge the two documents into one.

You can merge the two documents into one.

((sth.)) to combine to form a single entity The two companies will merge.

((sth.)) ((with sth.)) to join with sth. The road merges with the highway.

((sth.)) ((into sth.)) to combine sth. into sth. Merge the files into one document.

Synonyms: combine, unite, blend; Antonyms: separate, divide

From Latin 'mergere' meaning 'to dip, plunge, immerse'.

Imagine two lanes of traffic merging into one on a motorway. This visual helps remember the meaning of combining or joining together.

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