merging

From the verb merge: (⇒ conjugate)

merging is: ⓘ

v pres p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

merge /mɜrdʒ/   v., merged, merg•ing. 

1. to (cause to) become combined;
   (cause to) lose identity by blending: [no object]
   The two rivers merge at that city.
   [~ + object]
   In the story he merged his mind with the robot's and shared its thoughts.
2. to combine into a single body, etc.: [no obj]:
   The two firms merged.
   [~ + object]
   She merged the two firms together.

See -merg-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

merge  (mûrj), v., merged, merg•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to cause to combine or coalesce;
   unite.
2. to combine, blend, or unite gradually so as to blur the individuality or individual identity of:
   They voted to merge the two branch offices into a single unit.

v.i. 

3. to become combined, united, swallowed up, or absorbed;
   lose identity by uniting or blending (often fol. by in or into):
   This stream merges into the river up ahead.
4. to combine or unite into a single enterprise, organization, body, etc.:
   The two firms merged last year.

• Latin mergere to dip, immerse, plunge into water
• 1630–40

mer′gence, n. 
Synonyms

• 1, 2.
• 3. amalgamate, consolidate.

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merge / mɜːdʒ/ verb

1. to meet and join or cause to meet and join
2. to blend or cause to blend; fuse

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin mergere to plunge

ˈmergence noun