amalgamator

a·mal·ga·mate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-mal-guh-meyt]
- /əˈmæl gəˌmeɪt/
- /əmælgəˈmeɪtər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-mal-guh-meyt]
- /əˈmæl gəˌmeɪt/

Definitions of amalgamator word

noun amalgamator a person or object that carries out amalgamation 3
noun amalgamator a person or thing that amalgamates 3
noun amalgamator a machine for the amalgamation of silver, etc. from its ore 3
verb with object amalgamator to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine: to amalgamate two companies. 1
verb with object amalgamator Metallurgy. to mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury. 1
verb without object amalgamator to combine, unite, merge, or coalesce: The three schools decided to amalgamate. 1

See all 8 definitions of amalgamator

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Origin of amalgamator

First appearance:

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

1635-45 amalgam + -ate1

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Parts of speech for Amalgamator

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Amalgamator

amalgamator 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.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

amalgamator usage trend in Literature

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