merge

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To join or combine two or more things into one.

   The two companies decided to merge into a single firm.

2. 2
   verb

   To blend gradually so that the separate parts can no longer be told apart.

   The two lanes of traffic merged into one.

3. 3
   noun

   The act of joining two or more things together.

   There are often accidents at that traffic merge.

Simplified etymology

Merge entered English in the mid-17th century from Latin mergere, “to dip” or “plunge.” It initially meant “to immerse” oneself in a particular way of life; its modern sense appeared in the 18th century through business and legal use.

Borrowed from Latin mergō (“to dip; dip in; plunge; sink down into; immerse; overwhelm”).

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