amalgamate

a·mal·ga·mate  (-mlg-mt)

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.

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a·malga·mative adj.

a·malga·mator n.

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amalgamate [əˈmælgəˌmeɪt]

vb

1. to combine or cause to combine; unite

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

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

See also related terms for soften.

Thesaurus

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"

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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

Translations

amalgamate [əˈmælgəmeɪt]

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

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

amalgamate [əˈmælgəmeɪt]

vt [+ organizations, companies] → fusionner

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

amalgamate

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

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

amalgamate [əˈmælgəmeɪt]

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

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