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Definition amalgamate in British English

amalgamate verb

verb
/əˈmælɡəmeɪt/
1

to join two or more organizations, businesses etc and make a single large one

Example

There are plans to amalgamate the village school with a larger one nearby.

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1.1

if two organizations amalgamate, they join and make one large organization

Example

Profits have increased since the companies amalgamated last year.

Example

We were asked to amalgamate with another local group.

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2

to combine with another thing, or to combine two or more things

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Definition amalgamate in British English