different between interweave vs amalgamate

English

Etymology

inter- +? weave

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nt???wi?v/

Verb

interweave (third-person singular simple present interweaves, present participle interweaving, simple past interwove or (nonstandard) interweaved, past participle interwoven or (nonstandard) interweaved)

1. (transitive) To combine through weaving.
2. (intransitive) To intermingle.

Synonyms

• interlace
• interthread
• intertwine

Translations

References

• interweave in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• interweave in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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