mindmeld

• mind-meld

Compound of mind +‎ meld, originally from the Star Trek franchise.

mindmeld (third-person singular simple present mindmelds, present participle mindmelding, simple past and past participle mindmelded)

1. (colloquial) To form a mind meld; to create a deep connection with someone, as though combining into a single mind.
   • 1993, Norman Mailer, “The Trouble With Harry”, in John Leonard, editor, The Last Innocent White Man in America, and Other Writings, New York, N.Y.: The New Press, →ISBN, page 189:

     Besides, the old Social Bandit has been soft on Wasps since the moonshot, when he mindmelded with the astronauts.

   • 2005, Steve Martini, Double Tap, Coalville, Leicestershire: Charnwood, published 2006, →ISBN, page 295:

     We are now deep into jury selection, eight days in court huddled at the table with our jury consultant, trying to mindmeld with strangers whose names have been churned out from computerized voter lists and drivers' license records at DMV.

   • 2008 October 12, Scott Thill, “Swervedriver and Interpol's Magnetic Morning Dawns”, in Wired‎, San Francisco, C.A.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-12-08:

     That didn't happen with [Adam] Franklin, who was probably too distracted in 2008 by his underrated band's reunion, as well as his brilliant solo effort Bolts of Melody, to take over the wheel of Magnetic Morning. Instead, the two UK musicians mindmelded and found a middle ground, which sounds very cool indeed.

• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “mindmeld, v.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.