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Amalgamate vs Merger - What's the difference?

amalgamate | merger |

As a verb amalgamate

is to merge, to combine, to blend, to join.

As an adjective amalgamate

is coalesced; united; combined.

As a noun merger is

the act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.

amalgamate

English

Verb

(amalgamat)
  • To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.
  • to amalgamate''' two races; to '''amalgamate one race with another
  • * Burke
  • Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one.
  • To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
  • (mathematics) To combine (free groups) by identifying respective isomorphic subgroups.
  • Synonyms

    * (to merge) mix

    Antonyms

    * (to merge) separate

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • coalesced; united; combined
  • merger

    English

    (wikipedia merger)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.
  • ''Club mergers reduced the number of teams by half
  • (economics) The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and liabilities being assumed by the buying party.
  • (legal) An absorption of one or more estate(s) or contract(s) into one other, all being held by the same owner; of several counts of accusation into one judgement, etc.
  • (linguistics) A type of sound change where two or more sounds merge into one.
  • the cot-caught merger

    Synonyms

    * combination * fusion

    Antonyms

    * division

    See also

    * alliance * buyout * sellout * takeover