amalgamate

  • 21amalgamate — [17] Amalgamate is a derivative of amalgam, a term for an alloy of mercury and another metal (now usually used for tooth fillings) borrowed into English from French or medieval Latin in the 15th century. Latin (amalagama) probably acquired the… …

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  • 22amalgamate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Date: 1617 to unite in or as if in an amalgam; especially to merge into a single body Synonyms: see mix • amalgamator noun …

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  • 23amalgamate — verb a) To merge, to combine, to blend, to join. b) To make an alloy of a metal and mercury …

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  • 24amalgamate — To make an amalgam. * * * amal·gam·ate ə mal gə .māt vt, at·ed; at·ing to unite in or as if in an amalgam esp to merge into a single body amal·gam·ation .mal gə mā shən n amal·gam·ator mal gə .māt ər n * * * amal·ga·mate ( …

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  • 25amalgamate — Synonyms and related words: act in concert, act together, add, admix, affiliate, alloy, ally, assimilate, associate, band, band together, be in league, bemingle, blend, club together, coact, coalesce, collaborate, collude, combine, come together …

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  • 26amalgamate — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. mix, blend, combine, compound, consolidate, fuse, merge, integrate, unite. ANT.: separate, divide, diffuse, disperse II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To put together into one mass so that the constituent parts are… …

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  • 27amalgamate — a mal·gam·ate || meɪt v. combine; unite; combine …

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  • 28amalgamate — [ə malgəmeɪt] verb 1》 combine or unite to form one organization or structure. 2》 Chemistry alloy (a metal) with mercury. Derivatives amalgamation noun Origin C17: from med. L. amalgamat , amalgamare form into a soft mass , from amalgama (see… …

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  • 29amalgamate — v. a. 1. Combine with mercury. 2. Mix, commix, commingle, unite, combine, blend, incorporate, compound …

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  • 30amalgamate — verb the two departments were amalgamated various companies amalgamated Syn: combine, merge, unite, fuse, blend, meld; join (together), join forces, band (together), link (up), team up, go into partnership; literary commingle Ant: separate …

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