Alloying

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alloy \Al*loy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alloyed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Alloying}.] [F. aloyer, OF. alier, allier, later allayer,
     fr. L. aligare. See {Alloy}, n., {Ally}, v. t., and cf.
     {Allay}.]
     1. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable
        substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or


        silver with copper.
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     2. To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound.
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     3. To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to
        alloy pleasure with misfortunes.
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