AMALGAMATE

v.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
v.

To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.

2.
v.

To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one race with another. Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one. Burke.

3.
v.

To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.

4.
v.

To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate.