amalgamate
/əˈmælgəmeɪt/verb
1- combine or unite to form one organization or structure（使）混合; （使）合并：
with obj. he amalgamated his company with another他将他的公司与另一家合并了
no obj. numerous small British railway companies amalgamated.英国的许多小型铁路公司合并了。
1.1
- with obj. Chemistry alloy (a metal) with mercury【化】使（金属）汞齐化：
as adj. amalgamated amalgamated zinc.混合锌。
词源
early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin amalgamat- 'formed into a soft mass'， from the verb amalgamare, from amalgama （see AMALGAM）.