Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To combine or unite into a single entity.
- intransitive verb To become combined or united: synonym: mix.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To sink or disappear in something else; be swallowed up; lose identity or individuality: with in.
- To cause to be absorbed or engrossed; sink the identity or individuality of; make to disappear in something else: followed by in (sometimes by into): as, all fear was merged in curiosity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To be sunk, swallowed up, or lost.
- transitive verb To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
combine into awhole . - verb intransitive To combine into a
whole . - verb To
blend gradually into something else. - noun A
joining together of twoflows .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb become one
- verb join or combine
- verb mix together different elements
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Pantheism is a theory of spiritual culture, that our individuality is ours only to merge it in His, although on this line, the Christian soon parts company with the Indian pantheistic devotee, who seeks to _merge_ his consciousness in God, not to train himself into active sonship.
New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments John Morrison
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WELLINGTON: Well, we have the ability now with the Longbow to, what we call merge targets, air defense targets, which helps the Air Force.
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It looks like the merge is on the horizon, so it will be interesting to see whether Sandra reveals the truth to the heroes as a way of saving her skin.
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The merge is almost always a high, even if only for a moment.
Jeff Probst blogs 'Survivor: Samoa': episode #8 | EW.com 2009
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The most exciting element of the merge is that it offers a chance to completely turn the game around.
Jeff Probst blogs 'Survivor: Samoa': episode #8 | EW.com 2009
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Hopefully the merge is coming soon, which will revitalize the competition and pit everyone against everyone else.
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A mail merge is when a template is merged with a database of information, such as a list of names or other unique details.
How To Set Up A Mail Merge In Gmail For Personalised Mass Emails | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Opponents of the mergers feel that the real reason to merge is simply to reduce competition here at home.
Why Canadian Bank Mergers Are Not in the National Interest 2004
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Appleton has shown that during the day the new layer is divided into two components which again merge into one during the night.
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Chirs may implement label merge but I don't like the idea to have different scripts in one sublabel: if (a_gui = gui1) ... if (a_gui = gui2) ...
AutoHotkey Community 2010
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