demerge

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verb

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

“The water in which it was demerged. — Boyle.”

OriginEnglish merge ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

demerge1

verbdemerge (third-person singular simple present demerges, present participle demerging, simple past and past participle demerged)

present singular third person demerges · participle present demerging · participle past demerged · past demerged

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

demerge2

verbdemerge (third-person singular simple present demerges, present participle demerging, simple past and past participle demerged)

present singular third person demerges · participle present demerging · participle past demerged · past demerged

  1. obsoleteTo plunge down into; to sink; to immerse.

    The water in which it was demerged. — Boyle.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

demerge · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishmerge
  8. Englishdemerge

From de- + merge.

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demerge · verb

  1. Latindemergo“to submerge”
  2. Englishdemerge

Latin demergo (“to submerge”).

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APA

demerge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demerge

MLA

“demerge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demerge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demerge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demerge.

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