Amalgamate (verb)
a-mal-ga-mayt
To mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite.
First recorded in 1635–45. Formed from amalgam, “an alloy of mercury with another metal.”
Amalgam came from the combination of Arabic al, “the,” and malgham, from Greek málagma, “softening agent.”
Example sentences
“She liked to amalgamate different styles in her art.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
