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TOPIK 5verb

통폐합하다

tongpyehapada [통폐하파다]

통폐합해요 · 통폐합했어요 · 통폐합할 거예요 · 통폐합하세요

to consolidate, to merge and close (organizations)

Example

정부는 비슷한 기관들을 통폐합하기로 했습니다.

The government decided to consolidate similar agencies.

Word parts

통 unite폐 abolish합 combine

Literally 'unite, abolish, combine' — merging some units and closing others.