amalgamate
verb
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Amalgamate Can Be Used Technically and Generally
Today, one can amalgamate—that is, combine into one—any two (or more) things, such as hip-hop and country music, for example. The origins of amalgamate, however, have more to do with heavy metal. Amalgamate comes from the Medieval Latin verb amalgamāre, meaning "to combine (a metal) with mercury." It’s been part of English since the 1500s, its introduction closely trailing that of the noun amalgam (from the Medieval Latin amalgama), which in its oldest use means "a mixture of mercury and another metal." (In modern dentistry, amalgams combining liquid mercury with powders containing silver, tin, and other metals are often used for filling holes in teeth). Amalgamate can be used either technically, implying the creation of an alloy of mercury, or more generally for the formation of any compound or combined entity.
Examples of amalgamate in a Sentence
Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Effective plan design includes outside advisory support to elicit all stakeholder voices, facilitate consensus and amalgamate them into a seamless vision.
—Jim Hebets, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Practical Talmudists parsed the law and amalgamated the afternoon and the evening.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
The current generation of AI works by amalgamating existing data, analyzing common patterns and predicting a best-fit solution.
—Steve Rodda, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Amalgamate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amalgamate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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amalgamate
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