amalgamate
11amalgamate — UK [əˈmælɡəmeɪt] / US [əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt] verb Word forms amalgamate : present tense I/you/we/they amalgamate he/she/it amalgamates present participle amalgamating past tense amalgamated past participle amalgamated 1) a) [transitive] to join two or… …
12amalgamate — a|mal|ga|mate [əˈmælgəmeıt] v formal 1.) [I and T] if two organizations amalgamate, or if one amalgamates with another, they join and make one big organization = ↑merge amalgamate sth with/into/under sth ▪ The agency is expected to amalgamate… …
13amalgamate — a|mal|ga|mate [ ə mælgə,meıt ] verb 1. ) transitive to join two or more organizations, businesses, etc., and make a single large one: amalgamate something with something: There are plans to amalgamate the village school with a larger one nearby.… …
14amalgamate — amalgamable, adj. amalgamative, adj. amalgamator, n. /euh mal geuh mayt /, v., amalgamated, amalgamating. v.t. 1. to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine: to amalgamate two companies. 2. Metall. to mix or alloy (a… …
15amalgamate — v. (D; intr., tr.) to amalgamate with (our firm will be amalgamated with a Japanese company) * * * [ə mælgəmeɪt] (D; intr., tr.) to amalgamate with (our firm will be amalgamated with a Japanese company) …
16amalgamate — a•mal•ga•mate [[t]əˈmæl gəˌmeɪt[/t]] v. mat•ed, mat•ing 1) to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite: to amalgamate two companies[/ex] 2) mel to mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury 3) to combine, unite, merge, or coalesce: The… …
17amalgamate — [17] Amalgamate is a derivative of amalgam, a term for an alloy of mercury and another metal (now usually used for tooth fillings) borrowed into English from French or medieval Latin in the 15th century. Latin (amalagama) probably acquired the… …
18amalgamate — [[t]əmæ̱lgəmeɪt[/t]] amalgamates, amalgamating, amalgamated V RECIP ERG When two or more things, especially organizations, amalgamate or are amalgamated, they become one large thing. [V with/into n] The firm has amalgamated with an American… …
19amalgamate — verb (intransitive + with, transitive) if two businesses or groups amalgamate, or if one business or group amalgamates with another, they join to form a bigger organization amalgamation noun (C, U) …
20amalgamate — [c]/əˈmælgəmeɪt / (say uh malguhmayt) verb (amalgamated, amalgamating) –verb (t) 1. to mix so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine: to amalgamate two companies. 2. Metallurgy to mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury. –verb (i) 3. to… …
