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amalgamate

Verb

IPA /əˈmælɡəmeɪt/

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To join separate groups, organisations or things together so that they become one larger whole.

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amalgamate/əˈmælɡəmeɪt/

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  1. The two local gardening clubs decided to amalgamate last spring.
  2. The college will amalgamate its smaller departments into one faculty.

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amalgamate — To join separate groups, organisations or things together so that they become one larger whole.

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To join separate groups, organisations or things together so that they become one larger whole.

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From medieval Latin amalgamare, connected with forming an amalgam, a mixture.

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Amalgamate with names the other group; amalgamate into names the resulting group.

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amalgamate

/əˈmælɡəmeɪt/ (Verb)

“Amalgamate is formal and especially useful for organisations or services joining together.”

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