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- [uh-mal-guh-meyt]
- /əˈmæl gəˌmeɪt/
- /əˈmæl.ɡə.meɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-mal-guh-meyt]
- /əˈmæl gəˌmeɪt/
Definitions of amalgamate word
- verb amalgamate When two or more things, especially organizations, amalgamate or are amalgamated, they become one large thing. 3
- verb amalgamate to combine or cause to combine; unite 3
- verb amalgamate to alloy (a metal) with mercury 3
- verb transitive amalgamate to combine in an amalgam 3
- verb transitive amalgamate to join together into one; unite; combine 3
- verb with object amalgamate to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine: to amalgamate two companies. 1
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Origin of amalgamate
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45 amalgam + -ate1
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Parts of speech for Amalgamate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
amalgamate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for amalgamate
verb amalgamate
- consolidate — If you consolidate something that you have, for example power or success, you strengthen it so that it becomes more effective or secure.
- incorporate — to form into a legal corporation.
- mingle — to become mixed, blended, or united.
- alloy — An alloy is a metal that is made by mixing two or more types of metal together.
- coalesce — If two or more things coalesce, they come together and form a larger group or system.
adjective amalgamate
- allied — Allied forces or troops are armies from different countries who are fighting on the same side in a war.
- multiplex — having many parts or aspects: the multiplex problem of drug abuse.
- heterogeneous — different in kind; unlike; incongruous.
Antonyms for amalgamate
verb amalgamate
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
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