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Webster 1913 Edition


Amalgamate

A-mal′ga-mate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Amalgamated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Amalgamating
.]
1.
To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.
2.
To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine;
as, to
amalgamate
two races; to
amalgamate
one race with another.
Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and
amalgamated
into one.
Burke.

A-mal′ga-mate

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.
2.
To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend;
as, two organs or parts
amalgamate
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Amalgamate

AMAL'GAMATE

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To mix quicksilver with another metal. Gregory uses amalgamize.
2.
To mix different things, to make a compound; to unite.

AMAL'GAMATE

,
Verb.
I.
To mix or unite in an amalgam; to blend.