Merge
Merge verb - To turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout.
Usage example: years of living side by side had failed to merge the various ethnic groups into one community, and the city remained more of a mosaic than a melting pot
Split
Split verb - To set or force apart.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The "why doesn't every part of him regenerate into him" issue is addressed - this will happen if they have access to sufficient biomass, but all copies of Aptom have a Hive Mind and can merge or split at will.
Source: From a Single Cell -
It's revealed they went through the 'split' side twice, and at the end of the episode they finally go through the 'merge' side, which sets everything right.
Source: Literal Split Personality -
Split Personality: Happens to Sam a few times, where his mind would merge with a leapee's.
Source: Series / Quantum Leap
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