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amalgamate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of amalgamate

to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout

  • silver amalgamated with mercury is used for tooth fillings
Synonyms of amalgamate

blend, combine, comingle, commingle, commix, composite, concrete, conflate, fuse, homogenize, immingle, immix, incorporate, integrate, interfuse, intermingle, intermix, meld, merge, mingle, mix
Words Related to amalgamate

add, admix, beat (in), cut in, fold, stir, toss

coalesce, compound, emulsify

conjoin, join, knit, link, unite

intertwine, interweave, weave
Near Antonyms of amalgamate

cleave, disjoin, disunite, divide, divorce, part, rupture, sever, sunder

disperse, dissolve, scatter

detach, disengage, split
Antonyms of amalgamate

break down, break up, separate, unmix

Synonym Discussion of amalgamate

mix, mingle, commingle, blend, merge, coalesce, amalgamate, fuse mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole. mix may or may not imply loss of each element's identity.
    • mix the salad greens
    • mix a drink
mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active.
    • fear mingled with anticipation in my mind
commingle implies a closer or more thorough mingling.
    • a sense of duty commingled with a fierce pride drove her
blend implies that the elements as such disappear in the resulting mixture.
    • blended several teas to create a balanced flavor
merge suggests a combining in which one or more elements are lost in the whole.
    • in his mind reality and fantasy merged
coalesce implies an affinity in the merging elements and usually a resulting organic unity.
    • telling details that coalesce into a striking portrait
amalgamate implies the forming of a close union without complete loss of individual identities.
    • refugees who were readily amalgamated into the community
fuse stresses oneness and indissolubility of the resulting product.
    • a building in which modernism and classicism are fused

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