amalgamate
amalgamate Lexical Profile
amalgamate Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To combine, unite, or merge two or more organizations, groups, or elements to form a single structure or whole.
"The two regional hospitals decided to amalgamate in order to share specialized medical equipment and reduce administrative overhead."
To alloy or unite a metal with mercury (in chemistry and metallurgy).
"Early prospectors used liquid mercury to amalgamate fine gold particles from river sediment."
• adjective
Joined, blended, or united into a single body or whole (now chiefly archaic, replaced by 'amalgamated').
"The treaty forged an amalgamate realm out of several formerly independent principalities."
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 17th century from Medieval Latin amalgamatus, derived from amalgama ('alloy of mercury'), which traces back through Arabic al-malgam to Ancient Greek malagma ('emollient or poultice'), from malassein ('to soften').