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Narrower term 23

Admixture 76% connected

The act of mixing; mixture.

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Attachment 76% connected

The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an a…

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Blend 76% connected

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 distinguis…

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Blending 76% connected

of Blend

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Commixture 76% connected

The act or process of mixing; the state of being mingled; the blending of ingredients in one mass or compound.

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Confusion 76% connected

The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult.

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Conglobation 76% connected

The act or process of forming into a ball.

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Conglomeration 76% connected

The act or process of gathering into a mass; the state of being thus collected; collection; accumulation; that which is conglomerated; a mixed mass.

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Conjugation 76% connected

the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage.

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Consolidation 76% connected

The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination.

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Fusion 76% connected

The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals.

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Integration 76% connected

The act or process of making whole or entire.

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Intermixture 76% connected

A mass formed by mixture; a mass of ingredients mixed.

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Interspersion 76% connected

The act of interspersing, or the state of being interspersed.

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Jointure 76% connected

A joining; a joint.

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Mix 76% connected

To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or b…

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Mixing 76% connected

of Mix

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Mixture 76% connected

The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients.

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Recombination 76% connected

Combination a second or additional time.

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Temperance 76% connected

Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance…

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Unification 76% connected

The act of unifying, or the state of being unified.

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Union 76% connected

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

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Uniting 76% connected

of Unite

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Broader term 1

Union 76% connected

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

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Derivationally related 8

Combine 74% connected

To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical u…

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Combine 74% connected

To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical u…

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Compound 74% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Compound 74% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Mix 74% connected

To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or b…

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Mix 74% connected

To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or b…

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Unite 74% connected

To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to…

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Unite 74% connected

To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to…

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Synonym 3

Combination 92% connected

The act or process of combining or uniting persons and things.

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Combine 92% connected

To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical u…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Compounding 92% connected

of Compound

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