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merge

merge
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [murj]
    • /mɜrdʒ/
    • /mɜːdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [murj]
    • /mɜrdʒ/

Definitions of merge word

  • verb with object merge to cause to combine or coalesce; unite. 1
  • verb with object merge to combine, blend, or unite gradually so as to blur the individuality or individual identity of: They voted to merge the two branch offices into a single unit. 1
  • verb without object merge to become combined, united, swallowed up, or absorbed; lose identity by uniting or blending (often followed by in or into): This stream merges into the river up ahead. 1
  • verb without object merge to combine or unite into a single enterprise, organization, body, etc.: The two firms merged last year. 1
  • noun merge Combine or cause to combine to form a single entity. 1
  • transitive verb merge mix, blend 1

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Origin of merge

First appearance:

before 1630
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40, merge is from the Latin word mergere to dip, immerse, plunge into water

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Merge

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

merge popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

merge usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for merge

verb merge

  • consolidate — If you consolidate something that you have, for example power or success, you strengthen it so that it becomes more effective or secure.
  • incorporate — to form into a legal corporation.
  • join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
  • absorb — If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
  • unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.

Antonyms for merge

verb merge

  • disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
  • disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
  • disconnect — SCSI reconnect
  • scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
  • divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.

intransitive verb merge

  • immerge — to plunge, as into a fluid.

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