merge

merge

 (mûrj)

v. merged, merg·ing, merg·es

v.tr.

To combine or unite into a single entity: merging two sets of data; merging two hospitals.

v.intr.

To become combined or united: "All the shadows on the wall shiver and merge into a single dark silhouette" (Chitra Divakaruni). See Synonyms at mix.

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[Latin mergere, to plunge.]

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mer′gence n.

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merge

(mɜːdʒ)

vb

1. to meet and join or cause to meet and join

2. to blend or cause to blend; fuse

[C17: from Latin mergere to plunge]

ˈmergence n

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merge

(mɜrdʒ)

v. merged, merg•ing. v.t.

1. to cause to combine or coalesce; unite.

2. to combine, blend, or unite gradually so as to blur the differences of.

v.i.

3. to become combined, united, or absorbed; lose identity by blending.

4. to combine or unite into a single organization, body, etc.: The two firms merged.

[1630–40; < Latin mergere to dip, immerse]

mer′gence, n.

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merge

- From Latin mergere, "dip, plunge," it first meant "immerse (oneself)."

See also related terms for plunge.

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merge

Past participle: merged
Gerund: merging

Imperative

merge

merge

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	merge - become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge" unify, unite consolidate - unite into one; "The companies consolidated" consubstantiate - become united in substance; "thought and the object consubstantiate" syncretise, syncretize - unite (beliefs or conflicting principles) converge - come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power" federate, federalise, federalize - enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union" integrate - become one; become integrated; "The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds" coalesce - fuse or cause to grow together
	2.	merge - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" coalesce, conflate, fuse, immix, mix, commingle, blend, meld, flux, combine change integrity - change in physical make-up gauge - mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster" absorb - cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" meld, melt - lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" mix in, blend in - cause (something) to be mixed with (something else); "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" accrete - grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together" conjugate - unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds admix - mix or blend; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils" alloy - make an alloy of syncretise, syncretize - become fused
	3.	merge - join or combine; "We merged our resources" unify, unite alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" consolidate - bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated" weld - unite closely or intimately; "Her gratitude welded her to him" consubstantiate - unite in one common substance; "Thought is consubstantiated with the object"

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merge

verb

1. combine, blend, fuse, amalgamate, unite, join, mix, consolidate, mingle, converge, coalesce, melt into, meld, intermix The two countries merged into one.
combine part, separate, divide, diverge

2. join, unite, combine, consolidate, fuse He wants to merge the two agencies.
join part, separate, divide, detach, sever

3. melt, blend, incorporate, mingle, tone with, be swallowed up by, become lost in His features merged into the darkness.

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merge

verb

To put together into one mass so that the constituent parts are more or less homogeneous:

admix, amalgamate, blend, commingle, commix, fuse, intermingle, intermix, mingle, mix, stir.

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Translations

يَدْمِج، يَنْدَمِجيَنْدَمِجُيَنْدَمِج ، يَخْتَفييَنْدَمِج، يَتَغَيَّر تَدْريجيّا

sloučitsplývatztratit seplynule přecházet

smelte sammenflyde sammenglide over

verschmelzeneintauchenfusionierenübergehen

συγχωνεύω

fusionarfusionarseunirconvergirfundirse

liittääyhdistyä

fusionnermêlerperdreamalgamerfondre

udružiti

beolvadelvegyül

blandast inn írenna inn í, verîa aîsameina; blandast, renna saman

unirsifondere

合併する

합병하다

pamažu virstisulietisusijungimassusilieti

izgaist, pazustpamazām pārtaptsaplūst

fuserenfusionereninkruisingovergaan

blande seg medforsvinne igå over islå sammen

połączyć

convergirfundir

сливатьсясоединять(ся)

združiti se

fusionerasammansmälta

รวมเข้าด้วยกัน

birleşmek-e dönmekkarışıp kaybolmak

kết hợp

使合并合并消失在某物中渐渐融入

merge

[mɜːdʒ]

A. VT

1. (Comm) → fusionar, unir

2. (Comput) [+ text, files] → fusionar

B. VI

1. [colours, sounds, shapes] → fundirse; [roads] → empalmar
to merge into the background → confundirse con el fondo
the bird merged into its background of leaves → el pájaro se confundía or mimetizaba con el fondo de hojas
this question merges into a bigger one → esta cuestión queda englobada en otra mayor

2. [companies, organizations, parties] → fusionarse
to merge with another company → fusionarse con otra empresa

C. N (Comput) → fusión f

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merge

[ˈmɜː^rdʒ]

vt

[+ companies, organizations] → fusionner
to merge sth with sth → fusionner qch avec qch
to be merged with sth → fusionner avec qch
Holborn was merged with two other London boroughs → Holborn a fusionné avec deux autres arrondissements.

(COMPUTING) [+ files] → fusionner

vi

(= become one) (gen) → se fondre; [rivers, motorways] → se rejoindre
The rivers merge just north of here → Les fleuves se rejoignent à quelque distance au nord d'ici.
to merge with sth → se fondre avec qch
My life merged with his → Ma vie s'est fondue avec la sienne.

(= combine) [companies, banks] → fusionner
to merge with sth → fusionner avec qch

merge into

vt fus → fusionner en
The two countries merged into one → Les deux pays ont fusionné en un seul.
to merge into the background → se fondre dans le décor
He merged into the background → Il se fondit dans le décor.

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merge

vi

(= come together) → zusammenkommen; (colours) → ineinander übergehen; (roads) → zusammenlaufen or -führen; (US Aut) → sich einordnen; to merge with something → mit etw verschmelzen, sich mit etw vereinen; (colour) → in etw (acc) → übergehen; (road) → in etw (acc) → einmünden; to merge (in) with/into the crowd → in der Menge untergehen/untertauchen; to merge into something → in etw (acc) → übergehen; the bird merged in with its background of leaves → der Vogel verschmolz mit dem Laubwerk im Hintergrund; “motorways merge” → „Autobahneinmündung“; to merge to the left (US Aut) → sich links einordnen

(Comm) → fusionieren, sich zusammenschließen

vt

(= bring together) → miteinander vereinen or verbinden or verschmelzen; colours → (miteinander) verschmelzen, ineinander übergehen lassen; metals → legieren; (Comput) files → zusammenführen; to merge something with something → etw mit etw vereinen or verbinden or verschmelzen; → etw in etw (acc) → übergehen lassen

(Comm) → zusammenschließen, fusionieren; they were merged into one company → sie wurden zu einer Firma zusammengeschlossen; they were merged with … → sie haben mit … fusioniert

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merge

[mɜːdʒ]

1. vt (Comm) → fondere, unire (Comput) (files, text) → unire

2. vi

a. (colours, sounds, shapes) to merge (into, with) → fondersi (con), confondersi (con)
to merge (with) (roads) → unirsi (a) (river) → confluire (in)

b. (Comm) → fondersi, unirsi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

merge

(məːdʒ) verb

1. to (cause to) combine or join. The sea and sky appear to merge at the horizon. saamvoeg, saamkom يَدْمِج، يَنْدَمِج сливам fundir(-se) splývat verschmelzen flyde sammen; smelte sammen συγχωνεύω, συγχωνεύομαιunir kokku sula(ta)ma ادغام شدن yhdistyä mêler לְהִתמַזֵג विलय करना stopiti, sjediniti egyesít; egyesül menggabungkan sameina; blandast, renna saman fondersi 合体する 합류하다 su(si)jungti, su(si)lieti saplūst bercantum samensmelten flyte/smelte sammen (po)łączyć się ځاى كيدل يو fundir(-se) a (se) uni, a (se) contopi сливать, соединять splývať spojiti (se) spajati se gå ihop, smälta samman รวมเข้าด้วยกัน birleşmek 使合併，結合 зливати(ся) مدغم ہونا یا کرنا hoà vào 使合并

2. (with into) to change gradually into something else. Summer slowly merged into autumn. vervloei, verander in يَنْدَمِج، يَتَغَيَّر تَدْريجيّا изменям се mudar plynule přecházet übergehen in glide over μεταβάλλομαι σιγά σιγά unirse, fusionarse üle kasvama غرق شدن muuttua se fondre לְאַחֵד संयुक्त होना, करना postepeno se pretvarati u beolvad berubah renna inn í, verða að (essere assorbito da), sfumare in ～になる 서서히 변하다 pamažu virsti pamazām pārtapt berubah overgaan in gå over/opp i przechodzić ور ګډيدل mudar a se preschimba (în) сменяться (postupne) prejsť (do) preiti v pretvoriti se gå över i, förvandlas till ทำให้เปลี่ยนไป ...-e dönmek 逐漸轉變成 переходити اپنی شناخت کھو کر کسی اور کی شناخت لے لینا biến đổi 渐渐融入

3. (with into etc) to disappear into (eg a crowd, back-ground etc). He merged into the crowd. verdwyn يَنْدَمِج ، يَخْتَفي изчезвам sumir ztratit se (v) eintauchen flyde sammen γίνομαι ένα με, χάνομαι μέσα perderse sulama فرو رفتن hävitä se perdre לְהִתמַזֵג pretvoriti elvegyül berbaur blandast inn í confondersi ～に溶け込む 차차 사라지다 išnykti izgaist, pazust menghilang opgaan inblande seg med, forsvinne i wtopić się لادركه كيدل sumir a se pierde (în) исчезать stratiť sa (v) zliti se izgubiti se försvinna in i, smälta samman med ทำให้กลืนหาย karışıp kaybolmak 消失在某物中 зливати(ся) گم ہو جانا biến vào 消失在某物中

ˈmerger noun

a joining together of business firms. There's been a merger between two companies. samesmelting دَمْج، إنْدِماج сливане fusão fúze die Fusion fusion; sammenlægning συγχώνευσηfusión lii-tumine ادغام چند شرکت fuusio fusionמיזוג विलयन fuzija, sjedinjenje egyesülés penggabungan samruni, samsteypa fusione 合併 합병 susivienijimas, susijungimas apvienošana penggabungan fusiefusjon, sammenslutningpołączenie د څو شركتو يو ځاى كيدل fusão fuziune объединение splynutie združitev spajanje sammanslagning, fusion การรวมกันของบริษัท birleşme (兩家以上公司的)合併 поглинення; злиття دو کمپنیوں کا اتحاد sự liên doanh （两个公司的）合并

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merge

→ يَنْدَمِجُ sloučit (se) smelte sammen verschmelzen συγχωνεύω fusionar yhdistyä fusionner udružiti fondere 合併する 합병하다 fuseren slå sammen połączyć fundir соединять(ся) fusionera รวมเข้าด้วยกัน birleşmek kết hợp 合并

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merge

vt. unir, unificar.

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