/ əˈmælgəmeɪt; NAmE / verb amalgamate (sth) (with / into sth)
1.
if two organizations amalgamate or are amalgamated , they join together to form one large organization
SYN merge :
[ v ]
The company has now amalgamated with another local firm.
A number of colleges have amalgamated to form the new university.
[ vn ]
The two companies were amalgamated into one.
They decided to amalgamate the two schools.
2.
[ vn ] amalgamate sth (into / with sth) to put two or more things together so that they form one
SYN merge :
This information will be amalgamated with information obtained earlier
► amal·gam·ation / əˌmælgəˈmeɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ]:
the amalgamation of small farms into larger units
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin amalgamat- formed into a soft mass, from the verb amalgamare , from amalgama , from Greek malagma an emollient.