Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
mercy seat
-mere
mere (1)
mere (2)
merely
merengue
meretricious
merganser
merge
merge/purge
merger
merguez
Mérida
Meriden
Meridian
meridian
meridional
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "merge" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

merge

merge [ murj ] (past and past participle merged, present participle merg·ing, 3rd person present singular merg·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. combine: to combine or unite with something to form a single entity, or make two or more things do this
Two of the country's largest banks have decided to merge.

2. blend: to blend, or make two or more things blend, gradually
The sky and sea seem to merge at the horizon.

[Mid-17th century. < Latin mergere "to plunge, dip"]

mer·gence noun
merg·ing noun
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
MSN Shopping
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft