English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

amalgamer — meaning in English

French → English · translate English → French instead

English meaning

  • amalgamate verb To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.
  • coalesce verb To join into a single mass or whole.
  • conflate verb To combine or mix together.
  • merge verb To combine two or more things into one.

Senses

amalgamer is used for these senses in English:

  • amalgamate (transitive, or, intransitive) To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.
  • coalesce (of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole.
  • coalesce (of a whole or a unit) To form from different pieces or elements.
  • elide To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
  • merge (transitive, intransitive) To combine into a whole.

amalgamate — full definition

  1. verb To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.
  2. verb To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
  3. verb To combine (free groups) by identifying respective isomorphic subgroups.

coalesce — full definition

  1. verb To join into a single mass or whole.
  2. verb To form from different pieces or elements.
  3. verb To bond pieces of metal into a continuous whole by liquefying parts of each piece, bringing the liquids into contact, and allowing the combined liquid to solidify.
  4. verb To merge, to intermingle freely.

Related French words