Amalgamate Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of AMALGAMATE

:

to unite (two or more things, such as two businesses) into one thing

• They decided to amalgamate [=(more commonly) _merge_] the two companies.
• amalgamating different styles of music
• They amalgamated the hospital and/with the university.

— often used as (be) amalgamated

• The hospital was amalgamated with the university.

— amalgamation

/əˌmælgəˈmeɪʃən/

noun

[singular]

• an amalgamation of different styles of music

[noncount]

• the amalgamation of the two companies