meld

verb
/mɛld/US

Etymology

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”). The noun is derived from the verb. Cognates * Dutch melden * Old English meldian (“to announce, declare; to inform, notify”) (Middle English melden (“to accuse, inform against; to announce, declare”))

  1. derived from *meldʰ- — “to ask; to pray; to speak
  2. derived from *melþōn — “to announce, declare; to inform
  3. borrowed from melden — “to announce; to let (someone) know, report; (specifically) to declare in a card game

Definitions

  1. To combine (multiple things) together

    To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse.

    • One can meld copper and zinc together to form brass.
    • Much as America's motto celebrates melding many into one, South Africa's says that it doesn't matter what you look like – we can all be proud of our young country.
  2. To combine, to blend, to fuse.

  3. The result of multiple things being combined together

    The result of multiple things being combined together; a blend.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Especially in games of the rummy family

      Especially in games of the rummy family:

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