| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| amalgamate |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·mal·ga·mate |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -m l g-m t |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: a·mal·ga·mat·ed, a·mal·ga·mat·ing, a·mal·ga·mates
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite. See synonyms at mix. 2. To mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To become combined; unite. 2. To unite or blend with another metal. | | OTHER FORMS: | a·malga·mative —ADJECTIVE
a·malga·mator —NOUN
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