AMALGAMATE

amalgamate, amalgamated, coalesced, consolidated, fused

(adjective) joined together into a whole; “United Industries”; “the amalgamated colleges constituted a university”; “a consolidated school”

mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate

(verb) to bring or combine together or with something else; “resourcefully he mingled music and dance”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

amalgamate (third-person singular simple present amalgamates, present participle amalgamating, simple past and past participle amalgamated)

(transitive or intransitive) To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.

Synonym: mix

Antonym: separate

To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.

(transitive, mathematics) To combine (free groups) by identifying respective isomorphic subgroups.

Adjective

amalgamate (comparative more amalgamate, superlative most amalgamate)

Coalesced; united; combined.

Source: Wiktionary


A*mal"ga*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amalgamated; p. pr. & vb. n. Amalgamating.]

1. To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.

2. To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one race with another. Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one. Burke.

A*mal"ga*mate, v. i.

1. To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.

2. To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate.

A*mal"ga*mate, A*mal"ga*ma`ted, a.

Definition: Coalesced; united; combined.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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