German word

verschmelzen

Pronunciation

IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈʃmɛlt͡sn̩/

Meaning

  • verbmerge

Example

Die Firmen verschmelzen.

The companies are merging.

Illustration for verschmelzen (merge)

More examples

In interdisziplinären Projekten verschmelzen Theorie und Praxis.

In interdisciplinary projects, theory and practice merge.

Core concept

Distinct materials, groups, or ideas flow into one another and lose their former separation.

Common phrases

  • Wissenschaft und Kunst verschmelzen

    Science and art merge

  • verschmelzen mit der Umgebung

    merge with the surroundings

  • Grenzen verschmelzen

    Boundaries merge

Similar words

fusionieren: To unite companies or organizations through a formal merger.
vereinigen: To join separate fields or forces into a single whole.
verschwimmen: To lose clear outlines or boundaries through gradual blurring.
vermischen: To combine ingredients or elements into one blended mixture.

Definition in German

physisch oder bildlich ineinander übergehen, sodass frühere Unterschiede aufgehoben werden

Word origin

Verschmelzen is formed from ver- and schmelzen, whose Old High German ancestor smelzan belongs to the Germanic word family for melting.

Usage tips

  • The usual patterns are mit + dative for what something merges with and zu + dative for the resulting form.

Other meanings

  • combineverb
  • blendverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Verschmelzungsprozessmerging processnoun
  • verschmolzenmergedadjective

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