Meld

Meld
Meld Meld, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Melded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Melding}.] [G. melden to announce.] (Card Playing) In the game of pinochle, to declare or announce for a score; as, to meld a sequence. [WordNet sense 1] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. to mix together so that the components are indistinguishable. [WordNet sense 2]

Syn: blend, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, combine, merge. [WordNet 1.5]


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