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Coincide vs Merge - What's the difference?

coincide | merge |

As verbs the difference between coincide and merge

is that coincide is while merge is to combine into a whole.

As a noun merge is

a joining together of two flows.

coincide

English

Verb

  • To occupy exactly the same space.
    • The two squares coincide nicely.
  • To occur at the same time.
    • The conference will coincide with his vacation.
  • To correspond, concur, or agree.
    • Our ideas coincide , except in certain areas.

    Derived terms

    * coincident * coincidence

    See also

    * incident * accident * simultaneous ----

    merge

    English

    Verb

    (merg)
  • To combine into a whole.
    • Headquarters merged the operations of the three divisions.
  • * Burke
    • to merge all natural sentiment in inordinate vanity
  • * De Quincey
    • Whig and Tory were merged and swallowed up in the transcendent duties of patriots.
  • To combine into a whole.
    • The two companies merged .
  • To blend gradually into something else.
    • The lanes of traffic ''merged''.
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    Derived terms

    * merger * mergeable * mergeability

    Related terms

    * annex

    Synonyms

    * amalgamate * combine * conflate * fuse * integrate * unite

    Antonyms

    * divide * split

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A joining together of two flows.
    • There are often accidents at that traffic merge .

    Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs ----