meld
To combine together; to blend, to fuseTo combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse.
» Your religion does not really meld with nature.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse.
One can meld copper and zinc together to form brass.
(intransitive)To combine, to blend, to fuse.
Especially in games of the rummy family:
(transitive)To announce or play (a combination of playing cards) and thus score points.
announce for a score; of cards in a card game
(intransitive)To announce or play a combination of playing cards and thus score points.
Examples
4 sentencesYour religion does not really meld with nature.
In Hinduism, "moksha" is when the soul self melds with the god sea.
ruВ индуизме "мокша" - это то, когда душа сливается с божественным морем.
"Sustainable Happiness" melds the insights of psychiatry and neuroscience with meditation and other Buddhist spiritual disciplines.
And that is the “sustainable happiness” he seeks to achieve by melding Western psychotherapy and Eastern spirituality.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
The verb is probably derived: The verb is probably borrowed from Dutch melden (“to announThe verb is probably derived:
The verb is probably borrowed from Dutch melden (“to announce; to let (someone) know, report; (specifically) to declare in a card game”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *melþōn (“to announce, declare; to inform”), and Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ- (“to ask; to pray; to speak”).
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Forms
melds, melding, melded, meldedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle