meld

¹

[ meld ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to merge; blend.

   Synonyms: consolidate, combine, fuse, 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

Form and content are inextricably bound in a musical that melds elements of Kabuki and Bunraku with the rhythms of American musical theater.

From Los Angeles Times

But If these two individuals are now one, does that mean their minds literally melded — or that perhaps they were never even sentient in the first place?

From Salon

This cookbook’s title means “to live together,” and it refers not just to a melding of cuisines but also to a melding of ingredients.

From Los Angeles Times

With this time granted by Death, Agatha melds her two primal instincts –– motherhood and survival.

From Salon

Postwar American culture’s newfound confidence in art, which hadn’t yet generated much popular enthusiasm in the 20th century, would quickly meld with entrenched sensibilities first established by a technologically thrilling Southern California event.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• fuse
• merge
• mingle