Merge
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mɜːd͡ʒ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Merge is a verb meaning (transitive, intransitive) To combine into a whole.
Meaning
(transitive, intransitive) To combine into a whole.
More Meanings
- To blend gradually into something else.
- The joining together of multiple sources.
- (syntax) Within the Minimalist Program, a fundamental operation of syntactic construction
Example Sentences
The two companies merged.
The lanes of traffic merged.
The merge of the two documents failed.
There are often accidents at that traffic merge.
Word Forms
- merges
- merging
- merged
Synonyms for merge
Depending on context, synonyms include merger, merging, agglomerate, aggregate, cumulate, alloy.
Antonyms for merge
Common opposites include divide, split, unambitiously, disunify.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coalesce, meld, combine, conflate, unify, unite.
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