Amalgamate

A·mal·ga·mate

Amalgamate

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Amalgamated; p. pr. & vb. n. Amalgamating

  1. To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.
  2. 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.

Amalgamate

v. i.
  1. To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.
  2. To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate.

Amalgamate

a.
  1. Coalesced; united; combined.