The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Meld \Meld\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Melded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Melding.] [G. melden to announce.] (Card Playing)
In the game of pinochle, to declare or announce for a score;
as, to meld a sequence. [WordNet sense 1]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. to mix together so that the components are
indistinguishable. [WordNet sense 2]
Syn: blend, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce,
combine, merge.
[WordNet 1.5]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "melding":
Anschluss, addition, affiliation, agglomeration, aggregation,
agreement, alliance, amalgamation, assimilation, association,
blend, blending, cabal, cartel, centralization, coadunation,
coalescence, coalition, combination, combine, combo, composition,
confederacy, confederation, congeries, conglomeration, conjugation,
conjunction, consolidation, conspiracy, ecumenism, embodiment,
encompassment, enosis, federalization, federation, fusion, hookup,
inclusion, incorporation, integration, junction, junta, league,
marriage, meld, mergence, merger, merging, package, package deal,
solidification, syncretism, syndication, syneresis, synthesis,
tie-up, unification, union, wedding