amalgamate vs separate

amalgamate

adj
  • Coalesced; united; combined. 

verb
  • To combine (free groups) by identifying respective isomorphic subgroups. 

  • To merge, to combine, to blend, to join. 

  • To make an alloy of a metal and mercury. 

separate

adj
  • Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else). 

  • Not together (with); not united (to). 

noun
  • A printing of an article from a periodical as its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with different page numbers. 

  • Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants. 

verb
  • To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect. 

  • To divide (a thing) into separate parts. 

  • To cause (things or people) to be separate. 

  • To divide itself into separate pieces or substances. 

How often have the words amalgamate and separate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )