Ask Difference

Amalgamate vs. Blend — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Amalgamate and Blend

ADVERTISEMENT

Compare with Definitions

Amalgamate

To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite.
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

To combine or mix (different substances) so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable from one another
Blended the flour, milk, and eggs.
Blend gasoline with ethanol.
Sep 27, 2021

Amalgamate

To mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury.
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

To combine (varieties or grades of the same substance) to obtain a mixture of a particular character, quality, or consistency
Blend coffees.
Sep 27, 2021

Amalgamate

To become combined; unite.
Sep 27, 2021
ADVERTISEMENT

Blend

To combine (different elements) into a single entity
A career that blends medicine and engineering.
Sep 27, 2021

Amalgamate

To unite or blend with another metal. Used of mercury.
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

To form a uniform mixture
“The smoke blended easily into the odor of the other fumes” (Norman Mailer).
Sep 27, 2021

Amalgamate

To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.
To amalgamate two races
To amalgamate one race with another
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

To be unobtrusive or harmonious by resembling the surroundings or behaving like others in a group. Often used with in
A female pheasant is brown and blends in with its nesting ground.
Sep 27, 2021
ADVERTISEMENT

Amalgamate

To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

To create a harmonious effect or result
Picked a tie that blended with the jacket.
Sep 27, 2021

Amalgamate

To combine (free groups) by identifying respective isomorphic subgroups.
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

The act of blending
The writer's unique blend of fantasy and physics.
Sep 27, 2021

Amalgamate

Coalesced; united; combined.
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

Something, such as an effect or a product, that is created by blending
“His face shows, as he stares at the fire, a blend of fastidiousness and intransigence” (John Fowles).
Sep 27, 2021

Amalgamate

To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

(Linguistics) A word produced by combining parts of other words, as smog from smoke and fog.
Sep 27, 2021

Amalgamate

To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one race with another.
Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one.
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

A mixture of two or more things.
Their music has been described as a blend of jazz and heavy metal.
Our department has a good blend of experienced workers and young promise.
Sep 27, 2021

Amalgamate

To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

(linguistics) A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word.
Sep 27, 2021

Amalgamate

To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate.
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

(transitive) To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.
To make hummus you need to blend chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic.
Sep 27, 2021

Amalgamate

Coalesced; united; combined.
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

(intransitive) To be mingled or mixed.
Sep 27, 2021

Amalgamate

To bring or combine together or with something else;
Resourcefully he mingled music and dance
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

(obsolete) To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain.
Sep 27, 2021

Amalgamate

Joined together into a whole;
United Industries
The amalgamated colleges constituted a university
A consolidated school
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

To mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line of demarcation, can not be distinguished. Hence: To confuse; to confound.
Blending the grand, the beautiful, the gay.
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain.
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other, as colors.
There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that blends with our conviviality.
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

To make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to deceive.
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

A thorough mixture of one thing with another, as color, tint, etc., into another, so that it cannot be known where one ends or the other begins.
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

An occurrence of thorough mixing
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

A new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings;
`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'
`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'
`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

The act of blending components together thoroughly
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

Combine into one;
Blend the nuts and raisins together
He blends in with the crowd
We don't intermingle much
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

Blend or harmonize;
This flavor will blend with those in your dish
This sofa won't go with the chairs
Sep 27, 2021

Blend

Mix together different elements;
The colors blend well
Sep 27, 2021

Share Your Discovery

Share via Social Media
Embed This Content
Embed Code
Share Directly via Messenger
Link
⮪ Previous Comparison
Hypotonic vs. Hypertonic
Next Comparison ➦
Shortcut vs. Welcome

Popular Comparisons

Featured Comparisons

Trending Comparisons

New Phrases