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a·mal·ga·mate

(ə-măl′gə-māt′)

v. a·mal·ga·mat·ed, a·mal·ga·mat·ing, a·mal·ga·mates

v.tr.

1. To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite. See Synonyms at mix.

2. To mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury.

v.intr.

1. To become combined; unite.

2. To unite or blend with another metal. Used of mercury.

a·mal′ga·ma′tive adj.

a·mal′ga·ma′tor n.

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amalgamate

(əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt)

1. to combine or cause to combine; unite

2. (Metallurgy) to alloy (a metal) with mercury

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a•mal•ga•mate

(əˈmæl gəˌmeɪt)

v. -mat•ed, -mat•ing. v.t.

1. to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite: to amalgamate two companies.

2. to mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury.

v.i.

3. to combine, unite, merge, or coalesce: The three schools decided to amalgamate.

[1635–45]

a•mal′ga•ma`tor, n.

amalgamate

- Seems to go back to Greek malagma, "softening."

amalgamate

Past participle: amalgamated
Gerund: amalgamating

Imperative
amalgamate
amalgamate

Present
I amalgamate
you amalgamate
he/she/it amalgamates
we amalgamate
you amalgamate
they amalgamate

Preterite
I amalgamated
you amalgamated
he/she/it amalgamated
we amalgamated
you amalgamated
they amalgamated

Present Continuous
I am amalgamating
you are amalgamating
he/she/it is amalgamating
we are amalgamating
you are amalgamating
they are amalgamating

Present Perfect
I have amalgamated
you have amalgamated
he/she/it has amalgamated
we have amalgamated
you have amalgamated
they have amalgamated

Past Continuous
I was amalgamating
you were amalgamating
he/she/it was amalgamating
we were amalgamating
you were amalgamating
they were amalgamating

Past Perfect
I had amalgamated
you had amalgamated
he/she/it had amalgamated
we had amalgamated
you had amalgamated
they had amalgamated

Future
I will amalgamate
you will amalgamate
he/she/it will amalgamate
we will amalgamate
you will amalgamate
they will amalgamate

Future Perfect
I will have amalgamated
you will have amalgamated
he/she/it will have amalgamated
we will have amalgamated
you will have amalgamated
they will have amalgamated

Future Continuous
I will be amalgamating
you will be amalgamating
he/she/it will be amalgamating
we will be amalgamating
you will be amalgamating
they will be amalgamating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been amalgamating
you have been amalgamating
he/she/it has been amalgamating
we have been amalgamating
you have been amalgamating
they have been amalgamating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been amalgamating
you will have been amalgamating
he/she/it will have been amalgamating
we will have been amalgamating
you will have been amalgamating
they will have been amalgamating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been amalgamating
you had been amalgamating
he/she/it had been amalgamating
we had been amalgamating
you had been amalgamating
they had been amalgamating

Conditional
I would amalgamate
you would amalgamate
he/she/it would amalgamate
we would amalgamate
you would amalgamate
they would amalgamate

Past Conditional
I would have amalgamated
you would have amalgamated
he/she/it would have amalgamated
we would have amalgamated
you would have amalgamated
they would have amalgamated

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Verb	1.	amalgamate - to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" commix, mingle, unify, mix alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" aggregate, combine - gather in a mass, sum, or whole concoct - make a concoction (of) by mixing combine, compound - combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients" blend, immingle, intermingle, intermix - combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much"
Adj.	1.	amalgamate - joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school" amalgamated, coalesced, consolidated, fused united - characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front"

amalgamate

verb combine, unite, ally, compound, blend, incorporate, integrate, merge, fuse, mingle, alloy, coalesce, meld, commingle, intermix The firm has amalgamated with an American company.
part, separate, split, divide, split up, disunite

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amalgamate

verb

To put together into one mass so that the constituent parts are more or less homogeneous:

admix, blend, commingle, commix, fuse, intermingle, intermix, merge, mingle, mix, stir.

Translations

amalgamieren

accoupler

amalgamare fondersi

amalgamate

[əˈmælgəmeɪt]

A. VT [+ texts] → amalgamar; [+ companies] → fusionar

B. VI [organizations] → amalgamarse, unirse; [companies] → fusionarse

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amalgamate

[əˈmælgəmeɪt]

vt [+ organizations, companies] → fusionner

vi [organizations, companies] → fusionner
to amalgamate with → fusionner avec

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amalgamate

vt companies, unions → fusionieren, verschmelzen; departments → zusammenlegen; metals → amalgamieren

vi (companies etc) → fusionieren; (metals) → amalgamieren

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amalgamate

[əˈmælgəmeɪt]

1. vt (metals, also) (fig) → amalgamare (Comm) → fondere

2. vi (metals, also) (fig) → amalgamarsi (Comm) → fondersi

a·mal·ga·mate

vt. amalgamar, mezclar, juntar.

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