amalgamate
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Medieval Latin amalgamātus, past participle of amalgamāre, amalgama.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
amalgamate (third-person singular simple present amalgamates, present participle amalgamating, simple past and past participle amalgamated)
- (transitive or intransitive) To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.
- 1796, Edmund Burke, a letter to a noble lord
- Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one.
- 1796, Edmund Burke, a letter to a noble lord
- To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
- (transitive, mathematics) To combine (free groups) by identifying respective isomorphic subgroups.
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
to combine or blend
to make an alloy of mercury and another metal
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AdjectiveEdit
amalgamate (comparative more amalgamate, superlative most amalgamate)
Further readingEdit
- amalgamate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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