amalgamate Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb to bring or combine together or with something else
mix; unify; mingle; commix.
- resourcefully he mingled music and dance
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adjective satellite joined together into a whole
amalgamated; fused; coalesced; consolidated.
- United Industries
- the amalgamated colleges constituted a university
- a consolidated school
WordNet
A*mal"ga*mate transitive verb
Wordforms
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To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury. -
To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; as, to amalgamate two races; toamalgamate one race with another.Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one. Burke.
A*mal"ga*mate intransitive verb
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To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver. -
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 adjective
(Also<
- Amalgamate
- Amalgamated
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Definitions
Coalesced; united; combined.