meld

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse.
2. (intransitive) To combine, to blend, to fuse.

Noun

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

Noun

Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points.

Synonyms

merge

blend

coalesce

fuse

conflate

combine

commingle

flux

mix

immix

basket rummy

canasta

amalgamate

mingle

melt

jumble

intermix

intermingle

flummox

fold

fox

🦊

fuddle

heterodyne

immingle

mix in

mixing

mixture

mix up

motley

obfuscate

obscure

paddle

randomise

ravel

resolve

rile

rumple

scramble

snarl

sophisticate

stir

stir up

stump

addle

toss

tussle

unite

upset

weld

mix together

Translations

mezclar

misturar

combiner

mélanger

fondere

combinar

fundir

amalgamer

mischen

erklären

barrejar

entremêler

mescolare

mischiare

vermischen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɛld/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: melden

Cognate with Old English: meldian

Cognate with Middle English: melden

In summary

The verb is probably derived:
* from a blend of melt + weld; or
* from melled (“blended; mingled”), the past participle of mell.
The noun is derived from the verb.
Compare also melting pot.