MERGING

confluent, merging

(adjective) flowing together

merging, meeting, coming together

(noun) the act of joining together as one; “the merging of the two groups occurred quickly”; “there was no meeting of minds”

confluence, conflux, merging

(noun) a flowing together

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

merging

present participle of merge

Noun

merging (plural mergings)

The act, or the result, of being merged.

Anagrams

• germing

Source: Wiktionary


MERGE

Merge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Merged; p. pr. & vb. n. Merging.] Etym: [L. mergere, mersum. Cf. Emerge, Immerse, Marrow.]

Definition: 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.

Merge, v. i.

Definition: To be sunk, swallowed up, or lost. Native irresolution had merged in stronger motives. I. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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