verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To separate companies that were formerly combined; to reverse a merger.
2. 2
   To plunge down into; to sink; to immerse. obsolete

   "The water in which it was demerged. — Boyle."

Synonyms

All synonyms

demerger

Example

More examples

"The water in which it was demerged. — Boyle."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From de- + merge.

Etymology 2

Latin demergo (“I submerge”).

Related phrases

spin off

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