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legieren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alloy noun A metal made by melting and mixing two or more elements together, at least one of which is a metal.
  • amalgamate verb To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.

Senses

legieren is used for these senses in English:

  • alloy To mix or combine; often used of metals.
  • amalgamate To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.

alloy — full definition

  1. noun A metal made by melting and mixing two or more elements together, at least one of which is a metal.
  2. verb To combine metals together, or to weaken something pure by mixing in something of lesser quality.

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.

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