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a·mal·ga·mate

[uh-mal-guh-meyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -mat·ed, -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

]

—Related forms

a·mal·ga·ma·ble, adjective

a·mal·ga·ma·tive, adjective

a·mal·ga·ma·tor, noun

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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

a·mal·ga·mate   (ə-māl'gə-māt') Pronunciation Key
v.   a·mal·ga·mat·ed, a·mal·ga·mat·ing, a·mal·ga·mates

v.   tr.

To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite. See Synonyms at mix.
To mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury.

v. intr.

To become combined; unite.
To unite or blend with another metal.

a·mal'ga·ma'tive adj., a·mal'ga·ma'tor n.

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amalgamate
adjective
1.	joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school"
verb
1.	to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" [syn: mix]

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: amal·gam·ate
Pronunciation: &-'mal-g&-"mAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed;-at·ing
: to unite in or as if in an amalgam; especially : to merge into a single body —amal·gam·ation /-"mal-g&-'mA-sh&n/ noun —amal·gam·ator /-'mal-g&-"mAt-&r/ noun

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Amalgamate

A*mal"ga*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amalgamated; p. pr. & vb. n. Amalgamating.]

1. To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.

2. To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one race with another.

Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one. --Burke.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Amalgamate

A*mal"ga*mate\, v. i. 1. To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.

2. To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Amalgamate

A*mal"ga*mate\, Amalgamated \A*mal"ga*ma`ted\, a. Coalesced; united; combined.

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