different between intermix vs amalgamate

English

Etymology

inter- +? mix

Verb

intermix (third-person singular simple present intermixes, present participle intermixing, simple past and past participle intermixed)

1. (transitive) To mix together; to intermingle or blend.

Derived terms

• intermixture
• intermixer

Translations

Noun

intermix (plural intermixes)

1. An intermixture; the product of mixing together

Translations

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin amalgam?tus, past participle of amalgam?re, amalgama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mæl???me?t/

Verb

amalgamate (third-person singular simple present amalgamates, present participle amalgamating, simple past and past participle amalgamated)

1. (transitive or intransitive) To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.

   Synonym: mix

   Antonym: separate

   • 1796, Edmund Burke, a letter to a noble lord

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

2. To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
3. (transitive, mathematics) To combine (free groups) by identifying respective isomorphic subgroups.

Related terms

• amalgam
• amalgamation

Translations

Adjective

amalgamate (comparative more amalgamate, superlative most amalgamate)

1. Coalesced; united; combined.

Further reading

• amalgamate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Verb

amalgamate

1. second-person plural present of amalgamare
2. second-person plural imperative of amalgamare
3. feminine plural of amalgamato