What does "amalgamate" mean?
Amalgamate: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.
- 3.To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate.
- 4.Coalesced; united; combined.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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