meld

¹

[meld]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to merge; blend.

   Synonyms: consolidate, consolidate, combine, combine, fuse, fuse, mix, mix

noun

1. a blend.

meld

²

[meld]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to announce and display (a counting combination of cards in the hand) for a score.

noun

1. the act of melding.

2. any combination of cards to be melded.

meld

¹

/ mɛld /

verb

1. (in some card games) to declare or lay down (cards), which then score points

noun

1. the act of melding

2. a set of cards for melding

meld

²

/ mɛld /

verb

1. to blend or become blended; combine

Word History and Origins

Origin of meld¹

1935–40; blend of melt ¹ and weld ¹

Origin of meld²

1895–1900; < German melden to announce; akin to Middle English melden, Old English meldian to make known

Word History and Origins

Origin of meld¹

C19: from German melden to announce; related to Old English meldian

Origin of meld²

C20: blend of _melt + _weld ¹

Example Sentences

‘On Animals’ collects decades of the Los Angeles journalist’s pieces on the human-animal bond, melding cool reporting with warmth that breaks through.

From Los Angeles Times

“Horror movies are a form of adrenaline-pumping escapism and so is exercise,” says Decker, when asked how the idea of melding horror and fitness came to be.

From Los Angeles Times

A fusion of body horror and couples therapy, it centers on a sunken cave with a pool of water that, when sipped, makes cells thirst to meld with the nearest mammal.

From Los Angeles Times

This far-right movement melds its grassroots activity in south-central Pennsylvania with a broader campaign to influence a new generation of county and state politicians, law enforcement officials, businesspeople and educators.

From Salon

But for Petrini — for reasons both emotional and financial, a melding of head and heart — staying is the only realistic option.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• fuse 
• merge 
• mingle