See Also: amalgamate(medicine)
amalgamate(dictionary)
amalgamate(dictionary)

genuflect (oh) and amalgamate (oh)


genuflect (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Late Latin; Origin: genuflectere, from Latin genu 'knee' + flectere 'to bend']
to bend one or both knees when in church or a holy place as a sign of respect
to show too much respect towards someone or something - used to show disapproval
-synonym kowtow kowtow genuflect to
::He was a man of principle, refusing to genuflect to the party Leadership.
-- genuflection /7dVenjJ5flekFEn/ n [U and C]

amalgamate (oh)



[I and T] if two organizations amalgamate, or if one amalgamates with another, they join and make one big organization
-synonym merge merge amalgamate sth with/into/under sth
::The agency is expected to amalgamate with the National Rivers Authority.
[T] to combine two or more things together to make one thing
::Stir until the ingredients are amalgamated.
amalgamate sth with/into sth
::The editors will amalgamate all the information into one article.
-- amalgamation /E7mAlgE5meIFEn/ n [U and C]
::an amalgamation between two companies