mergemerge /mɜːdʒmɜːrdʒ/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]1if two or more companies, organizations etc merge, or if they are merged, they join togetherThe companies will merge their cellular phone operations, forming one of the nation’s largest regional systems.
merge withSanford shares jumped 10½ to 35 after the company agreed to merge with Newell Co. in a stock swap.
2to combine lists of information so that only one list remainsBefore the company moved into the new location, we were responsible for merging as much information as possible.
→ compare purge → see also mail merge