amalgamating

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amalgamating - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Amalgamate \A*mal"ga*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amalgamated;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Amalgamating.]
     1. To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to
        unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.
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     2. To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or
        combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one
        race with another.
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              Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues
              compacted and amalgamated into one.   --Burke.
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