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.
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Examples of amalgamate in a Sentence
Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
Since the coming of Thriller, Michael Jackson took on the task of amalgamating his music videos with cinematic vignettes, as evidenced in works that followed the record-breaking film.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
But out of challenges came creative solutions, like amalgamating five different warehouses to create the massive fulfilment centre Aurora works in.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
One promising way to amalgamate this kind of data is through the establishment of a national Bureau of Cyber Statistics.
—Raj M. Shah, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2022
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“Amalgamate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amalgamate. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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amalgamate
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