#compounding__combining  the act of combining things
  supertype:  change_of_integrity  the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
  subtype:  attachment  the act of attaching something
     subtype:  grafting__graft  the act of grafting something onto something else
  subtype:  commixture__mix__admixture__mixture  the act of mixing; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"
  subtype:  fusion  the act of fusing (or melting) together
  subtype:  blend.compounding__blending  the act of blending components together thoroughly
     subtype:  conflux__confluence__merging  a flowing together (as of rivers)
     subtype:  homogenization__homogenisation  the act of homogenizing
  subtype:  interspersion__interspersal  the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; "the interspersion of illustrations in the text"
  subtype:  temperance  the act of tempering
  subtype:  unification__union__uniting  making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"
     subtype:  coalescence__coalescency__coalition__concretion__conglutination  the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
     subtype:  reunification__reunion  the act of coming together again
        subtype:  homecoming  an annual school or university reunion for graduates
     subtype:  umbrella.unification  having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism"
  subtype:  consolidation.compounding__integration  the act of combining into an integral whole
     subtype:  centralization__centralisation  consolidation of power under central control
     subtype:  incorporation  consolidating by incorporation
     subtype:  amalgamation__merger__uniting  the combination of two or more commercial companies
     subtype:  vertical_integration__vertical_combination  absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution
     subtype:  horizontal_integration__horizontal_combination  absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level

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