\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.
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.
         Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues
         compacted and amalgamated into one.   --Burke.

\A*mal"ga*mate\, v. i.
1. To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as
   quicksilver.
2. To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a
   uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts
   amalgamate.

\A*mal"ga*mate\, Amalgamated \A*mal"ga*ma`ted\, a.
Coalesced; united; combined.