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Merge vs Reject - What's the difference?

merge | reject |

In lang=en terms the difference between merge and reject

is that merge is to combine into a whole while reject is to refuse to accept.

As verbs the difference between merge and reject

is that merge is to combine into a whole while reject is to refuse to accept.

As nouns the difference between merge and reject

is that merge is a joining together of two flows while reject is something that is rejected.

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

    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 ----

    reject

    English

    (wikipedia reject)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To refuse to accept.
  • *
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  • (basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
  • Synonyms

    * (refuse to accept) decline, refuse, turn down, repudiate, disown, abnegate, abjure, deny

    Antonyms

    * (refuse to accept) accept, take up

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that is rejected.
  • An unpopular person.
  • Synonyms

    * (something that is rejected) castaway * (an unpopular person) outcast, castaway, alien