alloy

1. v. t. Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an amalgam. Source: opted

2. v. t. The quality, or comparative purity, of gold or silver; fineness. Source: opted

3. v. t. A baser metal mixed with a finer. Source: opted

4. v. t. Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts from; as, no happiness is without alloy. Source: opted

5. v. t. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper. Source: opted

6. v. t. To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound. Source: opted

7. v. t. To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes. Source: opted

8. v. t. To form a metallic compound. Source: opted

9. n. a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten Source: wordnet

10. n. the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something Source: wordnet

11. v. lower in value by increasing the base-metal content Source: wordnet

12. v. make an alloy of Source: wordnet

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