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merge

v.
C1 Advanced Oxford US //ˈmɝdʒ// UK //mˈɜːdʒ// merge

v. to join two or more things together to make one single thing. You often see this when companies join or when cars move into one lane on a road.

v. to combine or cause to combine to form a single entity. Often used in corporate, legal, or traffic contexts to describe the blending of distinct elements into a unified whole.


SIMPLE

The two small companies decided to merge last year.

CONTEXTUAL

Drivers should stay in their lanes until the point where the two roads merge into one.

COMPLEX

The director attempted to merge traditional hand-drawn animation with modern digital effects to create a visual style that felt both nostalgic and innovative.

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin mergō (“to dip; dip in; plunge; sink down into; immerse; overwhelm”).

Usage

The verb can be used transitively (merging two things) or intransitively (two things merge). It often takes the preposition 'with' or 'into'.

Pitfall

The company merged to a larger firmThe company merged with a larger firmWhen joining two equal or similar things, use 'with'; use 'into' only when a smaller thing becomes part of a larger one.

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