merge B2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /mɝd͡ʒ/ UK /mɜːd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #11488 Meanings 1 verb To join or combine two or more things into one. The two companies decided to merge into a single firm. 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 noun The act of joining two or more things together. There are often accidents at that traffic merge. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to join or combine two or... unitecombineamalgamateblend 2 verb · to blend gradually so that... blendcoalesce More mergermerging Word family Forms mergedmergesmerging Derived forms commergedemergematch-mergemerge-purgemergeabilitymergeablemergeburstmergeemergermergesortmergismmergist Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin mergō (“to dip; dip in; plunge; sink down into; immerse; overwhelm”). mergō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # merge **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /mɝd͡ʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /mɜːd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 11488 ## Meanings 1. To join or combine two or more things into one. 2. To blend gradually so that the separate parts can no longer be told apart. 3. The act of joining two or more things together. ## Examples - The two companies decided to merge into a single firm. - The two lanes of traffic merged into one. - There are often accidents at that traffic merge. ## Synonyms - merger - merging ## Derived Forms - commerge - demerge - match-merge - merge-purge - mergeability - mergeable - mergeburst - mergee - merger - mergesort - mergism - mergist ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mergō ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin mergō (“to dip; dip in; plunge; sink down into; immerse; overwhelm”). ## AI Etymology Merge was borrowed from Latin mergō (“to dip; dip in; plunge; sink down into; immerse; overwhelm”). In present-day English its meanings include to join or combine two or more things into one, to blend gradually so that the separate parts can no longer be told apart, and the act of joining two or more things together. Related and derived forms include commerge, demerge, and match-merge. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown