a·mal·ga·mate

[uh-mal-guh-meyt] verb, a·mal·ga·mat·ed, a·mal·ga·mat·ing.
verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
3.
to combine, unite, merge, or coalesce: The three schools decided to amalgamate.
4.
to blend with another metal, as mercury.

Origin:
1635–45 amalgam + ate1

a·mal·ga·ma·ble, adjective
a·mal·ga·ma·tive, adjective
a·mal·ga·ma·tor, noun
re·a·mal·ga·mate, verb, re·at·ed, re·at·ing.
un·a·mal·ga·ma·ble, adjective
un·a·mal·ga·mat·ed, adjective
un·a·mal·ga·mat·ing, adjective
un·a·mal·ga·ma·tive, adjective
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amalgamate (əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to combine or cause to combine; unite
2.  to alloy (a metal) with mercury

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amalgamate
1650s, from pp. adj. (1640s) from amalgam (q.v.). Originally in metallurgy; figurative sense of "to unite" (races, etc.) is attested from 1802.
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Example sentences
Tests also should be conducted to determine if the mild steel will amalgamate
  in this system.
Whisk the mixture to amalgamate.
To fully integrate is to eventually assimilate and amalgamate.
In many cases they will have to specialize or amalgamate to profit most by the
  mass market.
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