These words refer to an Agent joining Parts to form a Whole. (The Parts may also be encoded as Part_1 and Part_2.) There is a symmetrical relationship between the components that undergo the process, and afterwards the Parts are consumed and are no longer distinct entities that are easily discernable or separable in the Whole. Chuck merged the corpora. Chuck merged the corpora into a database. Chuck merged the BNC with the AP Corpus into a database. The two forces merged into a single, undifferentiated mass of murderous mayhem.(Sense 2) Melt the butter, then blend it with the room temperature milk. CNI