merging

merge

M0228900 (mûrj)v. merged, merg·ing, merg·es v.tr. To combine or unite into a single entity: merging two sets of data; merging two hospitals.v.intr. To become combined or united: "All the shadows on the wall shiver and merge into a single dark silhouette" (Chitra Divakaruni). See Synonyms at mix.

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[Latin mergere, to plunge.]

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mer′gence n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	merging - the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"coming together, meetingconverging, convergency, convergence - the act of converging (coming closer)concourse, confluence - a coming together of people
	2.	merging - a flowing togetherconflux, confluenceblending, blend - the act of blending components together thoroughly
Adj.	1.	merging - flowing together confluentconvergent - tending to come together from different directions