amalgamate

English

WOTD - 04 November 2011    

Etymology

From Middle Latin amalgamāt-us, past participle of amalgamā-re, amalgama.

Verb

amalgamate (third-person singular simple present amalgamates, present participle amalgamating, simple past and past participle amalgamated)

1. To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.
2. To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
3. (transitive, mathematics) To combine (free groups) by identifying respective isomorphic subgroups.

Synonyms

• (to merge): mix

Antonyms

• (to merge): separate

Related terms

• amalgam

Translations

to combine or blend

Finnish: sulauttaa (fi), yhdistää (fi) (transitive); sulautua (fi), yhdistyä (fi) (intransitive) German: fusionieren (de), mischen (de), verbinden (de)

Spanish: amalgamar (es), fusionar (es), unir (es)

to make an alloy of mercury and another metal

Finnish: amalgamoida (fi) German: verquicken (de), amalgamieren (de), mit (de) Quecksilber (de) legieren (de)

Spanish: amalgamar (es)

math: to combine free groups

Spanish: please add this translation if you can

External links

• Amalgamate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Italian

Verb

amalgamate

1. second-person plural present of amalgamare
2. second-person plural imperative of amalgamare
3. feminine plural of amalgamato