ˈmərj, ˈmə̄j, ˈməij verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin mergere; akin to Sanskrit majjati he dives, Lithuanian mazgoti to wash
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to plunge or engulf in a medium that wholly surrounds or absorbs : immerse
2. : to cause to be legally absorbed, sunk, or extinguished by merger
3. : to cause to combine, unite, or coalesce
planned to merge the two companies
4. : to blend gradually : alter by transitional stages : blunt or destroy the distinctness of
individuality and uniqueness are merged and blurred — Norman Kelman
intransitive verb
1. : to become legally absorbed or extinguished by merger
2. : to become combined into one
the two banks merged to form an institution that dwarfed its nearest competitor
3. : to blend or come together without abrupt change : lose identity by absorption or intermingling : pass gradually
long slopes of alluvial material spread out from the base of the mountains and merge into a plain — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington
two streams of traffic merging to form the base of a gigantic Y
Synonyms: see mix