merge

1. 1

   To combine into a whole.intransitivetransitive

   • Headquarters merged the operations of the three divisions.
   • The two companies merged.
2. 2

   To combine two or more versions of a file into one file, especially using a version control system.intransitivetransitive

3. 3

   To blend gradually into something else.

   • The lanes of traffic merged.
   • The sky and sea seem to merge at the horizon.

1. 1

   The joining together of multiple sources.

   • There are often accidents at that traffic merge.
   • The merge of the two documents failed.
2. 2

   Within the Minimalist Program, a fundamental operation of syntactic construction

syn. merger · merging