merge \merge\ (m[~e]rj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Merged
(m[~e]rjd); p. pr. & vb. n. Merging (m[~e]r"j[i^]ng).] [L.
mergere, mersum. Cf. Emerge, Immerse, Marrow.]
To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb.
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To merge all natural . . . sentiment in inordinate
vanity. --Burke.
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Whig and Tory were merged and swallowed up in the
transcendent duties of patriots. --De Quincey.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
merging \merging\ adj.
1. combining or mixing.
Syn: blending, mingling.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. flowing together. [prenominal]
Syn: confluent.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
merging \merging\ n.
1. The act or process of joining together into one entity.
Syn: meeting, coming together.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. a flowing together (as of rivers).
Syn: confluence, conflux.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
merging
adj 1: combining or mixing [syn: blending, mingling]
2: flowing together [syn: confluent, merging(a)]
n 1: the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two
groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of
minds" [syn: meeting, coming together]
2: a flowing together [syn: confluence, conflux]
WordNet (r) 2.0
67 Moby Thesaurus words for "merging":
acme, agglomeration, agglutination, aggregation, apex, apogee,
articulation, associative, blending, bond, bracketing, climax,
clustering, combination, combinative, combinatory, combining,
communication, concatenation, concourse, concurrence, confluence,
congeries, conglomeration, conjugation, conjunction, connection,
convergence, copulation, corporational, coupling, culmination,
federal, federative, fusing, gathering, hookup, incorporating,
incorporative, intercommunication, intercourse, interlinking,
joinder, joining, jointure, junction, knotting, liaison, linkage,
linking, marriage, meeting, merger, pairing, peak, pinnacle,
splice, summit, symbiosis, tie, tie-in, tie-up, unification, union,
uniting, yoking, zenith
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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