amalgamate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine.
to amalgamate two companies.
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Metallurgy. to mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury.
verb (used without object)
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to combine, unite, merge, or coalesce.
The three schools decided to amalgamate.
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to blend with another metal, as mercury.
verb
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to combine or cause to combine; unite
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to alloy (a metal) with mercury
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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amalgamatornoun
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reamalgamateverb
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amalgamableadjective
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amalgamativeadjective
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unamalgamableadjective
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unamalgamatedadjective
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unamalgamatingadjective
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unamalgamativeadjective
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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amalgamatesimple
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amalgamatessimple
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have amalgamatedperfect
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has amalgamatedperfect
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am amalgamatingprogressive
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are amalgamatingprogressive
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is amalgamatingprogressive
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have been amalgamatingperfect progressive
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has been amalgamatingperfect progressive
Past
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amalgamatedsimple
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had amalgamatedperfect
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was amalgamatingprogressive
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were amalgamatingprogressive
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had been amalgamatingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of amalgamate
1635–45 amalgam + -ate 1 ( def. )
Explanation
To amalgamate is to combine different things to create something new. Institutions — such as banks, schools, or hospitals — often join forces and amalgamate with one other. But other things — like musical genres — get amalgamated as well. The verb amalgamate originally referred specifically to the mixture of metals; now however, it refers to any mixing or blending. A school board might decide to amalgamate two schools into one school due to a decrease in the student population, but amalgamating their mascots would be impossible.
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In 1895, there was a meeting held by Rule that led to the decision to amalgamate the Pachuca Cricket Club, the Pachuca Football Club and the Velasco Cricket Club to create a stronger entity.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
"Sumar is a quiet force that talks about people's lives ..., committed to solving problems," summarised Diaz, who presided over tumultuous negotiations to amalgamate various hard-left, left-leaning and green regionalist brands.
From Reuters ● Jun. 29, 2023
Scott Gomez grew up among the diverse cultures that amalgamate around Anchorage, Alaska.
From Fox News ● Jul. 4, 2021
The Yippies, radical prankster Abbie Hoffman and satirist Paul Krassner’s attempt to amalgamate the two, were always more of a stunt than a movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2019
But we are still left with the question of how small, simple societies actually evolve or amalgamate into large, complex ones.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
By suggesting a dialogue with the Passion narrative that is central to Christianity, “Buddha Passion” moreover boldly amalgamates elements from different religious perspectives.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
The option to open a turnkey location is a big selling point, but Leap also amalgamates shopping patterns, including local e-commerce sales, foot traffic and neighborhood demographics, across all of its locations.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
YouTube has since compiled educational channels into YouTube EDU, which amalgamates the site’s most popular informational videos.
From Forbes ● Jun. 23, 2015
This mix manifests on in songs like the hectic Gatling gun ratatat of “Bring the Noize”, which amalgamates dancehall, drum and bass, trap, and Bollywood without ever including more than a handful of musical elements.
From Time ● Nov. 7, 2013
The stores, the huge Emporium displaces the small shopkeeper; the Trust amalgamates a hundred firms; the Union speaks for the worker.
From Tea-Table Talk by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)
The site will be amalgamated with the adjacent Oweninny wind farm, where 60 turbines already produce 192 megawatts of electricity, powering up to 140,000 homes and businesses.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Because the American colonies drew together speakers of so many different English dialects and European languages, the colonists found themselves drawn to an amalgamated tongue, one which would make collaboration in their new environment possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
She believes wellness culture has become culty in its own right, with wishy-washy aspects from different belief systems amalgamated into social media-friendly idioms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2024
I also think this story is about something much bigger than one oddball amalgamated WASP-Jewish-Irish family, although it’s fair to say that my family’s peculiar qualities are distinctively American, and more than a little symbolic.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2023
At the time, however, it seemed to me that in the Chief all the most photogenic features of Buck Jones, Ken Maynard, and Tom Mix had been smoothly amalgamated.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
The federal government is amalgamating a multitude of big data sources from individual agencies , including the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025
Several other schemes for amalgamating ranked votes into a winner have been proposed.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 2, 2023
At this point, the chowder should be thickened and ready to serve; cooking more or reheating later will thicken matters further, amalgamating the vegetables and breaking down the corn, which is also good.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
It is arresting enough and provides yet another glimpse of the madness of war, but it has no refracting or amalgamating effect on the collection of episodes that make up the first 300-plus pages.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2016
These people, amalgamating with the Epeians, formed a powerful kingdom in the north of Elis.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
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