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amalgamate

verb

amal·​gam·​ate ə-ˈmal-gə-ˌmāt How to pronounce amalgamate (audio)
amalgamated; amalgamating

transitive verb

: to unite in or as if in an amalgam
especially : to merge into a single body
They amalgamated the hospital with the university.
amalgamator
ə-ˈmal-gə-ˌmā-tər How to pronounce amalgamate (audio)
noun

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Amalgamate Can Be Used Technically and Generally

The noun amalgam derives, by way of Middle French, from Medieval Latin amalgama. It was first used in the 15th century with the meaning "a mixture of mercury and another metal." (Today, you are likely to encounter this sense in the field of dentistry; amalgams can be used for filling holes in teeth.) Use of amalgam broadened over time to include any mixture of elements, and by the 18th century the word was also being applied figuratively, as in "an amalgam of citizens." The verb amalgamate has been in use since the latter half of the 1500s. It too can be used either technically, implying the creation of an alloy of mercury, or more generally for the formation of any compound or combined entity.

Synonyms

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mix, mingle, commingle, blend, merge, coalesce, amalgamate, fuse mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole.

mix may or may not imply loss of each element's identity.

mix the salad greens
mix a drink

mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active.

fear mingled with anticipation in my mind

commingle implies a closer or more thorough mingling.

a sense of duty commingled with a fierce pride drove her

blend implies that the elements as such disappear in the resulting mixture.

blended several teas to create a balanced flavor

merge suggests a combining in which one or more elements are lost in the whole.

in his mind reality and fantasy merged

coalesce implies an affinity in the merging elements and usually a resulting organic unity.

telling details that coalesce into a striking portrait

amalgamate implies the forming of a close union without complete loss of individual identities.

refugees who were readily amalgamated into the community

fuse stresses oneness and indissolubility of the resulting product.

a building in which modernism and classicism are fused

Example Sentences

amalgamating different styles of music They amalgamated the hospital and the university.
Recent Examples on the Web Publishing, as far as the book industry goes, is always going to be exciting, as people amalgamate, and just like with bookstores, there are lots of small presses coming along and getting out important work. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022 Her early figurative paintings amalgamate her biography with the rise of socialism, depicting Karl Marx, Chilean folk singer and social activist Violeta Parra, Andean popular art, animism, and Indigeneity. Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 July 2022 In his closing statement, Key continued this line of attack by arguing that to not prosecute abolitionists would be to hand the country over to those who wish to amalgamate the races and offer equal citizenship to people of color. Bennett Parten, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2021 Here’s where all that market research and product understanding will amalgamate. Anita Raj, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021 Scott Gomez grew up among the diverse cultures that amalgamate around Anchorage. John Marshall, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2021 With the sunset of the pandemic, educators now perceive that education in a post-pandemic world must amalgamate the advantages of online instruction with important pedagogical goals associated with in-person teaching. Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 20 May 2021 Press one more time, with force, flattening the dough lengthwise with the blade of the pastry scraper or your palm to help further amalgamate the butter in the dough. Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2020 What of our envy for those better-off, impelling us to amalgamate in search of companionship or camouflage, in fear of the night? David Mamet, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin amalgamātus, past participle of amalgamāre "to combine (a metal) with mercury," verbal derivative of amalgama amalgam

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of amalgamate was in 1576

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