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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
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