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amalgamate

adjective

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L334394 on Wikidata ↗

verb

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L39 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/

adj

Etymology: From Medieval Latin amalgamātus, past participle of amalgamāre, amalgama.

  1. Coalesced; united; combined.

noun

Etymology: From Medieval Latin amalgamātus, past participle of amalgamāre, amalgama.

  1. The substance resulting from a process of amalgamation.

verb

Etymology: From Medieval Latin amalgamātus, past participle of amalgamāre, amalgama.

  1. To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.

    to amalgamate two races

    to amalgamate one race with another

  2. To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
  3. To combine (free groups) by identifying respective isomorphic subgroups.