amalgamate

[ uh-mal-guh-meyt ]

verb (used with object)

, a·mal·ga·mat·ed, a·mal·ga·mat·ing.

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)

, a·mal·ga·mat·ed, a·mal·ga·mat·ing.

1. to combine, unite, merge, or coalesce:

   The three schools decided to amalgamate.

2. to blend with another metal, as mercury.

amalgamate

/ əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt /

verb

1. to combine or cause to combine; unite
2. to alloy (a metal) with mercury

Other Words From

• a·malga·ma·ble adjective
• a·malga·mative adjective
• a·malga·mator noun
• rea·malga·mate verb reamalgamated reamalgamating
• una·malga·ma·ble adjective
• una·malga·mated adjective
• una·malga·mating adjective
• una·malga·mative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of amalgamate¹

1635–45 amalgam + -ate ¹( def )

Example Sentences

She believes wellness culture has become culty in its own right, with wishy-washy aspects from different belief systems amalgamated into social media-friendly idioms.

From Los Angeles Times

Open from other premier events that amalgamate sports with socializing, like the Kentucky Derby.

From Salon

And I remember arriving and saying, “Listen, just for my own edification, I’d love to see the flier that you used to amalgamate this crowd that’s going to see this thing tonight.”

From Los Angeles Times

For Latino communities, the way many major criminal justice databases amalgamate white and Hispanic people creates an additional issue.

From Salon

I also think this story is about something much bigger than one oddball amalgamated WASP-Jewish-Irish family, although it’s fair to say that my family’s peculiar qualities are distinctively American, and more than a little symbolic.

From Salon