Amalgamate
[ə'mælgəmeɪt] or [ə'mælɡəmet]
Definition
(adj.) joined together into a whole; 'United Industries'; 'the amalgamated colleges constituted a university'; 'a consolidated school' .
Checker: Seymour--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.
(v. t.) To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one race with another.
(v. i.) To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.
(v. i.) To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate.
(a.) Alt. of Amalgamated
Edited by Janet
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Combine with mercury.[2]. Mix, commix, commingle, unite, combine, blend, incorporate, compound.
Editor: Rhoda
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Fuse, commix, mix, compound, unite, consolidate, incorporate
ANT:Separate, disintegrate, decompose, disunite, dissipate, detach, disperse,analyze
Edited by Hugh
Examples
- The mercury will amalgamate the lead and remove it. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- In the later nineteenth century, this type of idealism was amalgamated with the doctrine of biological evolution. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- A porous tube, _b_, holds a rod of amalgamated zinc, to the top of which a binding-screw is soldered. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Upon the seven hills near the ford a number of settlements sprang up, which finally amalgamated into one city. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This operation is frequently carried on in connection with amalgamated surfaces over which the metal is passed to still further attract and concentrate the ore. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- These scattered fragments of humanity had never shown any desire to be amalgamated with the social structure. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- As we have seen, amalgamating to extract gold and silver, and the making of bronze from tin and copper were very early followed. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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