fusionar
verbCEFR B2
What does “fusionar” mean in English?
to merge, to combine
to merge, to combine (fusionarse con — join together to form one entity; especially companies or organisations)
Example sentences
Las dos entidades bancarias acordaron fusionarse para crear el mayor grupo financiero del país.
The two banking institutions agreed to merge to create the country's largest financial group.
La empresa fusionó sus divisiones de marketing y comunicación en un único departamento centralizado.
The company merged its marketing and communications divisions into a single centralised department.
El festival celebra la fusión entre la música tradicional y las corrientes contemporáneas de jazz y electrónica.
The festival celebrates the fusion of traditional music with contemporary jazz and electronic trends.
How to use it
Fusionar means 'to merge' or 'to fuse'. Structure: fusionar dos entidades (merge two entities), fusionarse con (merge with). At B2, it is primarily used in economic and business contexts: fusionarse con un competidor, fusionar departamentos. The noun is la fusión (merger). Also used for digital/creative contexts: fusionar culturas, fusionar estilos. Don't confuse with unir (unite/join — broader, not implying loss of separate identity) or integrar (integrate — incorporate into a larger system).
Common mistake
Fusionar (merge — two entities become one, losing separate identities) vs. integrar (integrate — one joins the other, keeping structure). 'Las dos empresas se fusionaron' (they merged into one company). 'La empresa integró la startup en su portfolio' (the company integrated the startup into its structure — it became part of something larger). Identity is key.