Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Merge"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Merge \Merge\, v. i.
To be sunk, swallowed up, or lost.
Native irresolution had merged in stronger motives.
--I. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Merge \Merge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Merged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Merging}.] [L. mergere, mersum. Cf. {Emerge}, {Immerse},
{Marrow}.]
To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb.
To merge all natural . . . sentiment in inordinate
vanity. --Burke.
Whig and Tory were merged and swallowed up in the
transcendent duties of patriots. --De Quincey.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
merge
v 1: become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "Will the
two Koreas unify?" [syn: {unify}, {unite}] [ant: {disunify}]
2: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well";
"fuse the clutter of detail into a rich narrative"--A.
Schlesinger [syn: {blend}, {flux}, {mix}, {conflate}, {commingle},
{immix}, {fuse}, {coalesce}, {meld}, {combine}]
3: join or combine; "We merged our resources" [syn: {unite}, {unify}]
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