un-amalgamative
gəˌmeɪt 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.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to combine or cause to combine; unite |
| 2. | to alloy (a metal) with mercury |
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Word Origin & History
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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