A-măl'gam-āte1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. AMALGAMATED; p. pr. & vb. n. AMALGAMATING.] [It. amalgamare, Fr. amalgamer.]
Sense 1. To compound or mix, as quicksilver with another metal.
Sense 2. To mix, so as to make a compound; to unite.
Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one. Burke.