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amalgamate(dictionary)
amalgamate(dictionary)

amalgamate (iou)



amalgamate verb. . E17.
[medieval Latin amalgamat- pa. ppl stem of amalgamare: see AMALGAM verb, -ATE3.]
Chemistry.
a. verb trans. Soften by combining with mercury; alloy with mercury. E17.
b. verb intrans. Combine with mercury. M18.
verb trans. & intrans. Unite, mix together; combine in a homogeneous whole. L18.
Coleridge [The Romans] were ordained..to conquer and amalgamate the materials of Christendom. A. Crump Two banks of issue had amalgamated. P. H. Gibbs The old Daily Post, afterwards amalgamated with another journal. A. J. P. Taylor A reorganization commission was to devise schemes for closing the less efficient pits and amalgamating the others.
amalgamater noun (rare) = amalgamator M19.
amalgamative adjective tending to or characterized by amalgamation M19.
amalgamator noun a person who or thing which amalgamates; an apparatus used in amalgamating; a person involved in an amalgamation: M19.