What is the meaning of merging?

noun

• The act of joining together as one.
  • usage: "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"
  • synonyms: meeting, coming together
• A flowing together.
  • synonyms: confluence, conflux

verb

• Become one.
  • usage: "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"
  • synonyms: unify, unite, merge
• Mix together different elements.
  • usage: "The colors blend well"
  • synonyms: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
• Join or combine.
  • usage: "We merged our resources"
  • synonyms: unite, unify, merge

adjective

• Flowing together.
  • synonyms: confluent