merge

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Many listeners 'favorite channels and genres were causalities of the station-merge, and customers complained of too much song repetition and DJ bantering.

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  1. transitive verb To cause to be absorbed, especially in gradual stages.
  2. transitive verb To combine or unite: merging two sets of data.
  3. intransitive verb To blend together, especially in gradual stages.
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  • SOME of the people for the merge were the ones that lied.
  • Many listeners 'favorite channels and genres were causalities of the station-merge, and customers complained of too much song repetition and DJ bantering. —  www.hardrockhideout.com
  • To do this you Command-click on each layer you want to merge, then right-click and select > —  microscopiq
  • Reality TV World: The last few votes before the merge are where the tribes sometimes decide to begin keeping the weaker folks and instead vote off some of the stronger ones that might suddenly become individual immunity threats. —  Reality TV World: Reality TV News
  • Do you think the fact your tribe believed the merge was coming up played any role in their decision to vote you off? —  Reality TV World: Reality TV News
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin mergere, to plunge.

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  1. from Old French merger, mergir = Italian mergere. from Latin mergere, dive, dip, immerse, sink in, = Sanskrit √ majj, dip, bathe. Hence emerge, immerge, submerge, immerse, etc.
 

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