Merge (mẽrj), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Merged (mẽrjd); p. pr. & vb. n.Merging (mẽr″jĭng).] [L. mergere, mersum. Cf. Emerge, Immerse, Marrow.] To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb.
To merge all natural... sentiment in inordinate vanity. Burke.
Whig and Tory were merged and swallowed up in the transcendent duties of patriots. De Quincey.