merge /'mərj/ vb merged, merg·ing
vt
1: to cause to unite, combine, or coalesce
merge one corporation with another
2: to cause to be incorporated and superseded
one effect of a judgment is to merge therein the cause of action on which the action is brought — American Jurisprudence 2d compare bar 3b
vi: to become combined: undergo merger
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.