AMALGAMATE


Meaning of AMALGAMATE in English

/ 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.