Today let's learn a new word, amalgamate!

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Hi and welcome to Let’s Word Up! Each day we post a word of the day to help you improve your English language skills.

Today’s word of the day is amalgamate.

Amalgamate is a doing word therefore it is a verb.

Amalgamate has two meanings. Firstly it is to combine or unite to form one organisation or structure. Secondly it is to alloy a metal with mercury.

An example of the word amalgamate used as a verb in a sentence would be:

We'll have to amalgamate the ideas in order to get the best result for everyone.

Or, This week, the students learned how to amalgamate zinc.

Synonyms: combine, merge, unite, integrate, fuse.

Antonyms: separate, divide, part, unmix, disconnect.

Thank you for listening, we hope that you found it helpful and interesting. Until next time.]

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