combine and merge

  • 1merge — / mərj/ vb merged, merg·ing vt 1: to cause to unite, combine, or coalesce merge one corporation with another 2: to cause to be incorporated and superseded one effect of a judgment is to merge therein the cause of action on which the action is… …

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  • 2merge — [ mɜrdʒ ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive if two organizations merge, or you merge them, they combine to form one bigger organization: Two of Indonesia s top banks are planning to merge. merge something with something: He has plans to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 3merge — [mə:dʒ US mə:rdʒ] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: mergere to dive ] 1.) [I and T] to combine, or to join things together to form one thing merge with ▪ The bank announced that it was to merge with another of the high street banks. ▪ The… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4merge — [mɜːdʒ ǁ mɜːrdʒ] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. if two or more companies, organizations etc merge, or if they are merged, they join together: • The companies will merge their cellular phone operations, forming one of the nation s largest… …

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  • 5merge */*/ — UK [mɜː(r)dʒ] / US [mɜrdʒ] verb Word forms merge : present tense I/you/we/they merge he/she/it merges present participle merging past tense merged past participle merged 1) [intransitive/transitive] if two organizations merge, or if you merge… …

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  • 6Merge — See Help:Merging for the usage of Merge in Wikipedia. Contents 1 Concepts 2 Computer science 3 Music …

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  • 7merge — [17] Merge comes from Latin mergere, which meant ‘dive, plunge’ (it was also the source of English emerge [16], which etymologically means ‘rise out of a liquid’, immerse [17], and submerge [17]). Merge was originally used for ‘immerse’ in… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 8merge — [17] Merge comes from Latin mergere, which meant ‘dive, plunge’ (it was also the source of English emerge [16], which etymologically means ‘rise out of a liquid’, immerse [17], and submerge [17]). Merge was originally used for ‘immerse’ in… …

    Word origins

  • 9combine — I. verb (combined; combining) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combinare, from Latin com + bini two by two more at bin Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to bring into such close relationship as to… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10merge — verb 1 (I, T) to combine or join together to form one thing (+ with): Rover is to merge with BMW, the German car manufacturer. | merge sth: The company plans to merge its subsidiaries in the US. (+ together): The sounds of the wind and the water… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English