Amalgamate

//əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The substance resulting from a process of amalgamation.
Verb
  1. 1
    To merge, to combine, to blend, to join. intransitive, transitive

    "to amalgamate two races"

  2. 2
    to bring or combine together or with something else wordnet
  3. 3
    To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
  4. 4
    To combine (free groups) by identifying respective isomorphic subgroups. transitive
Adjective
  1. 1
    Coalesced; united; combined.
Adjective
  1. 1
    joined together into a whole wordnet

Example

More examples

"If health departments amalgamate their data, we can better understand the picture for the whole country."

Etymology

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

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