verb
fusionieren
merge
Definition & meaning
The verb fusionieren generally describes the act of combining two or more entities into one single, unified whole. Its primary usage depends on the context:
- Business and Economics: This is the most common usage. It refers to two or more companies merging into a single legal entity to increase efficiency, market share, or competitiveness.
- Physics and Chemistry: It refers to the process of merging atomic nuclei (nuclear fusion) or substances into a unified state.
- General context: It can also describe the joining or blending of groups, organizations, or ideas.
Grammar & Word origin
Grammar:
- Part of speech: Verb (weak, separable or inseparable depending on context, though usually treated as a standard weak verb).
- Conjugation: ich fusioniere, du fusionierst, er/sie/es fusioniert; hat fusioniert.
Word origin:
- The word is derived from the Latin term fusio (pouring, melting), which comes from the verb fundere. The suffix -ieren is a standard German verbal ending for verbs borrowed from Latin or French, often denoting a process or an action.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms:
- verschmelzen (to merge/melt together)
- vereinigen (to unite)
- zusammenschließen (to join together)
- integrieren (to integrate)
Antonyms:
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Examples
Die beiden Unternehmen planen zu fusionieren.verb
The two companies plan to merge
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