amalgamateverb [ I or T ]
uk/əˈmæl.ɡə.meɪt/us/əˈmæl.ɡə.meɪt/to join or unite to form a larger organization or group, or to make separate organizations do this:
The electricians' union is planning to amalgamate with the technicians' union.
The different offices will be amalgamated as/into employment advice centres.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Connecting and combining
- abut
- adjoin
- aggregate
- allied
- assemblage
- assemble
- bind
- conjunction
- dovetail
- eclectic
- entwine
- fuse
- fusion
- hand to hand idiom
- lump sb/sth together
- marriage
- marry
- meld
- merge
- mesh
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