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amalgamate

amal·ga·mate

UK/əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/ US/ʌˈmælɡʌˌmeɪt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

joined together into a whole

  • “United Industries”
  • “the amalgamated colleges constituted a university”
  • “a consolidated school”

verb

1.

to bring or combine together or with something else

  • “resourcefully he mingled music and dance”

Origin

From Medieval Latin amalgamātus, past participle of amalgamāre, amalgama.

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