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to amalgamate

to amalgamate

4 7.4
To join several groups or parts to make one
  • verb
  • /əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : amalgamar
  • The school board has announced their plans to amalgamate their intermediate secondary school into the newly designated... over the last 10 years has made the continued operation of both buildings feasible.
  • amalgamated into one

And this is, I suppose the difficulty comes when you as an individual agent, try to amalgamate all of this into one brain.

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Examples

  • At independence in 1948, the Frontier Areas and Burma Proper were amalgamated into the Union of Burma.

    Academic text (2016)
  • I also think the same is true for all the rest of us amalgamated, incorporated writers.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • In the end, the two series ended up being amalgamated into one.

    Blog text (31)
  • "You've got to survey your field," he'd say, "amalgamate the good things, weed out the old, and make room for the new."

    Fiction book (1996)
  • To aid readability and discussion, the results of the evaluations will be amalgamated for each robot.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The creative storylines, exceptional graphics, and comical voice acting always seemed to amalgamate into one magical Disney product.

    Blog text (33)
  • Harris, the tightwad premier of Ontario, had closed or amalgamated many hospitals across the province.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The company's plan to amalgamate several departments aimed to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

  • After the merger, the two organizations will amalgamate their resources to provide better services.

  • To create a more cohesive team, the manager decided to amalgamate the two groups into one.

Synonyms

to unite
vsto amalgamate
2.1

To join people or things into one group for a shared purpose

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to combine
vsto amalgamate
638 2.7

To mix two or more things into one

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to mix
vsto amalgamate
416 1.0

To combine two or more things so they become one

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to merge
vsto amalgamate
192 3.2

To join two or more things so they become one

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to unify
vsto amalgamate
65 3.7

To bring people or things together into one group

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to synthesize
vsto amalgamate
55 6.4

To combine ideas or materials to make something new

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to consolidate
vsto amalgamate
50 4.7

To join several things into one whole

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to fuse
vsto amalgamate
44 3.9

To join different things to make one thing

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to mingle
vsto amalgamate
34 3.3

Mix together so things join and are hard to tell apart

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to conjoin
vsto amalgamate
26 5.9

To come together or bring things together

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to meld
vsto amalgamate
18 5.3

To mix things so they become one

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to coalesce
vsto amalgamate
15 7.4

Come together to form one group or whole

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to commingle
vsto amalgamate
5 7.4

To mix different things into one

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to compound
vsto amalgamate
4 4.0

To mix two or more things to make one thing

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to cohere into
vsto amalgamate
1 6.1

To come together and form one clear, organized whole

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to agglomerate
vsto amalgamate
1 8.4

To join together to form a mass or cluster

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to commix
vsto amalgamate
8.9

To mix different things together into one

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to conglomerate
vsto amalgamate
6.3

To gather different things into one group

is about forming one single structure or organized whole
to aggroup
vsto amalgamate
9.9

To bring people or things together into a group

is about forming one single structure or organized whole

Antonyms

297 1.9

To break into parts or pieces

To stop being involved with a person, group, or idea

How Combined

to fuse
44 3.9
to amalgamate
  • Formal
4 7.4
to merge
192 3.2
to combine
638 2.7
to connect
278 1.1
join
11 2.9

Surface Forms

amalgamate infinitive
amalgamated past participle
amalgamating present participle
amalgamates third person singular

Morphology

amalgamate = amalgam (transparent) = amalgam + ate

The verb is formed by the productive suffix '-ate' added to the noun 'amalgam', giving the straightforward meaning 'to make into an amalgam / to combine'.

Etymology

Amalgamate comes from amalgam, a word for a 'mixture' or soft paste used in old chemistry, from Arabic al-malgham meaning 'the mixture'. So to amalgamate is to mix parts together into one single thing, which is why we use it for joining companies, groups, or substances.