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amalgamate

adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 M AE1 L G AH0 M EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Coalesced; united; combined.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The substance resulting from a process of amalgamation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

Examples

  • to amalgamate two races
  • to amalgamate one race with another

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mix

Antonyms: separate

4

verb

Meaning 4

To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To combine (free groups) by identifying respective isomorphic subgroups.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

joined together into a whole

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: amalgamated, coalesced, consolidated, fused

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

to bring or combine together or with something else

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • resourcefully he mingled music and dance

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mix, mingle, commix, unify

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change, alter, modify

Narrower terms: aggregate, combine, concoct, compound, blend, intermix, immingle, intermingle

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: amalgamar — to combine or blend
  • Finnish: sulauttaa — to combine or blend
  • Finnish: yhdistää — to combine or blend
  • Finnish: sulautua — to combine or blend
  • Finnish: yhdistyä — to combine or blend
  • French: amalgamer — to combine or blend
  • German: fusionieren — to combine or blend
  • German: mischen — to combine or blend
  • German: verbinden — to combine or blend
  • Hungarian: vegyít — to combine or blend
  • Hungarian: egyesít — to combine or blend
  • Hungarian: ötvöz — to combine or blend
  • Hungarian: fuzionál — to combine or blend
  • Hungarian: keveredik — to combine or blend
  • Hungarian: egybeolvaszt — to combine or blend
  • Hungarian: vegyül — to combine or blend
  • Māori: whakatōpū — to combine or blend
  • Norwegian: blande — to combine or blend
  • Portuguese: amalgamar — to combine or blend
  • Spanish: amalgamar — to combine or blend
  • Spanish: fusionar — to combine or blend
  • Spanish: unir — to combine or blend
  • Swedish: fusionera — to combine or blend
  • Bulgarian: амалгами́рам (amalgamíram) — to make an alloy of mercury and another metal
  • Catalan: amalgamar — to make an alloy of mercury and another metal
  • Finnish: amalgamoida — to make an alloy of mercury and another metal
  • German: verquicken — to make an alloy of mercury and another metal
  • German: amalgamieren — to make an alloy of mercury and another metal
  • German: mit Quecksilber legieren — to make an alloy of mercury and another metal
  • Hungarian: foncsoroz — to make an alloy of mercury and another metal
  • Manx: colheie — to make an alloy of mercury and another metal
  • Manx: covest — to make an alloy of mercury and another metal
  • Manx: tar ry-cheilley — to make an alloy of mercury and another metal
  • Polish: amalgamować — to make an alloy of mercury and another metal
  • Portuguese: amalgamar — to make an alloy of mercury and another metal
  • Spanish: amalgamar — to make an alloy of mercury and another metal
  • Catalan: amalgamar — math: to combine free groups
  • Spanish: amalgamar — math: to combine free groups