amalgamate
[uh-mal-guh-meyt]
verb (used with object), a·mal·ga·mat·ed, a·mal·ga·mat·ing.
to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine: to amalgamate two companies.
Metallurgy. to mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury.
verb (used without object), a·mal·ga·mat·ed, a·mal·ga·mat·ing.
to combine, unite, merge, or coalesce: The three schools decided to amalgamate.
to blend with another metal, as mercury.
Origin of amalgamate
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Related Words for amalgamate
consolidate, incorporate, mingle, alloy, coalesce, unite, merge, fuse, combine, meld, compound, integrate, intermix, admix, ally, pool, network, interfaceExamples from the Web for amalgamate
Historical Examples of amalgamate
They seemed very shy of each other, and did not amalgamate at all.
Mercury does not amalgamate with copper so readily as with gold or silver.
Hittel on Gold Mines and MiningJohn S. Hittell
But if you amalgamate your business with that of Captain Danvers's company, you will make 25,000.
The Trader's WifeLouis Becke
The law cannot possibly lower its standard, nor yet amalgamate with grace.
Notes on the book of ExodusC. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh
These sometimes fail to amalgamate, and so the artistic precipitation is cloudy.
IconoclastsJames Huneker
amalgamate
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