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merge

UK/mɜːd͡ʒ/ US/mɝd͡ʒ/ fairly common

verb

1.

become one

  • “Germany unified officially in 1990”
  • “Will the two Koreas unify?”
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3.

join or combine

  • “We merged our resources”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • mail merge
  • merge lane
  • merge request
  • merge sort
  • urge to merge
  • zipper merge

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