amalgamate

American  

[uh-mal-guh-meyt] / əˈmæl gəˌmeɪt /

verb (used with object)

amalgamated, amalgamating

1. to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine.

   to amalgamate two companies.

2. Metallurgy. to mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury.

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verb (used without object)

amalgamated, amalgamating

1. to combine, unite, merge, or coalesce.

   The three schools decided to amalgamate.

2. to blend with another metal, as mercury.

amalgamate British  

/ əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt /

verb

1. to combine or cause to combine; unite

2. to alloy (a metal) with mercury

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Other Word Forms

• amalgamable adjective
• amalgamative adjective
• amalgamator noun
• reamalgamate verb
• unamalgamable adjective
• unamalgamated adjective
• unamalgamating adjective
• unamalgamative adjective

Etymology

Origin of amalgamate

1635–45 amalgam + -ate ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

But Will Smith, chief executive of Greenshaw, said the trust believes "it's in the best children's interests to amalgamate the schools".

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

"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

There's an implicit generalization to this kind of image production and indeed, seen over time, composite portraiture would become a way to amalgamate and assess an entire culture, even an era.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2020

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