merge

(mûrj)

v., merged, merg·ing, merg·es.

v.tr.

1. To cause to be absorbed, especially in gradual stages.
2. To combine or unite: merging two sets of data.

v.intr.

1. To blend together, especially in gradual stages.
2. To become combined or united. See synonyms at mix.

[Latin mergere, to plunge.]

mergence mer'gence n.

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1. Combine two or more lists or files by combining duplicate records into single records. Merging is normally done in conjunction with a purging process that eliminates undesirable names. See also merge/purge.

2. Financially combine two companies so that only one of the companies survives as a legal entity.

1. combine two or more lists or files by combining duplicate records into single records. Merging is normally done in conjunction with a purging process that eliminates undesirable names.


2. financially combine two companies so that only one of the companies survives as a legal entity.

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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, stir¹. See assemble/disassemble.

v

Definition: bring or come together
Antonyms: divide, part, separate, split

IN BRIEF: To blend with something else.

Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. — Norman Maclean

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In radar terminology, it means the tracks or targets have come together and it is not possible to discriminate between them. The blips can merge because they are too close either range-wise or in an azimuth. Good radar resolution ensures that the targets do not merge. See azimuth resolution.

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v

To produce a single sequence of items, ordered according to some rule, from two or more sequences previously ordered according to the same rule. Merging does not change the items in size, structure, or total number.

For a list of words related to merge, see:

• Software, Languages, and Programming - merge: (vb) combine two files of ordered information into single file

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See words rhyming with "merge."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - flette, sammenslutte, fusionere, forene, gå i ét med
v. intr. - forenes, sammensluttes, smeltes sammen

Nederlands (Dutch)
opgaan in, fuseren, samengaan, samenvoegen

Français (French)
v. tr. - incorporer qch en qch, mélanger
v. intr. - fusionner, se rejoindre, se confondre (des couleurs), se fondre avec

Deutsch (German)
v. - zusammengelegt werden, zusammenlaufen, fusionieren, sich zusammenschließen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συγχωνεύω/-ομαι, απορροφώ/-όμαι, γίνομαι σιγά-σιγά, (Η/Υ) αναμιγνύω

Italiano (Italian)
incorporarsi, fondersi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fundir, imergir, ser absorvido

Русский (Russian)
поглощать, погружаться, соединять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - unir, confundir, combinar, fusionar
v. intr. - unirse, combinarse, integrarse en, fundirse, fusionarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slå ihop, smälta ihop, gå över i

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使合并, 使同化, 使融合, 合并, 同化, 融合

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使合併, 使同化, 使融合
v. intr. - 合併, 同化, 融合

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 합치다, 집중하다
v. intr. - 융합하다, 결혼하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 合併する, 溶け込む, 同化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدمج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מיזג‬
v. intr. - ‮התמזג, נבלע, נטמע, השתנה בהדרגה‬

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