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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Amalgamate \A*mal"ga*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amalgamated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Amalgamating}.]
1. To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to
unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.
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2. To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or
combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one
race with another.
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Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues
compacted and amalgamated into one. --Burke.
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