amalgamate
English
WOTD – 04 November 2011
Etymology
From Medieval Latin amalgamātus, past participle of amalgamāre, amalgama.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/
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Verb
amalgamate (third-person singular simple present amalgamates, present participle amalgamating, simple past and past participle amalgamated)
- (transitive or intransitive) To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.
- Burke
- Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one.
- Burke
- To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
- (transitive, mathematics) To combine (free groups) by identifying respective isomorphic subgroups.
Related terms
Translations
to combine or blend
to make an alloy of mercury and another metal
Italian
Verb
amalgamate
- second-person plural present of amalgamare
- second-person plural imperative of amalgamare
- feminine plural of amalgamato
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