ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. To blend gradually into something else.
  2. The joining together of multiple sources.
  3. (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

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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