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demerge en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English merge English demerge From de- + merge.

Meanings

  1. To separate companies that were formerly combined; to reverse a merger.

Forms

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demerged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
demerged Tense=Past lexicographic
demerging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
demerges Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

break up · spin off

demerge en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

Latin demergo (“to submerge”).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) To plunge down into; to sink; to immerse.
    • The water in which it was demerged. — Boyle.

Forms

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demerged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
demerged Tense=Past lexicographic
demerges Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
demerging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic