amalgamating

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one.— Burke.[1913 Webster]
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