1. amalgamate   combine or unite.   sear with caustic or hot iron to prevent infection.   propel or force onward.   produce or create.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. dehydrate   form into grains.   remove water from something.   hide or disguise.   force or thrust out.   Half-n-half Clue   3. emanate   issue or originate from.   pour off leaving sediment behind.   make impure by mixing with baser ingredients.   thicken or change from fluid to solid state.   Half-n-half Clue   4. hibernate   reduce the concentration or strength.   eaten into or affected by chemical action.   spend winter sleeping.   build or invent.   Half-n-half Clue   5. chisel   collect into a mass.   reduce the concentration or strength.   cut with sharp-edged tool; cheat or treat unfairly.   combine or unite.   Half-n-half Clue   6. decant   issue or originate from.   infect or pollute.   pour off leaving sediment behind.   approach or tend to come together.   Half-n-half Clue   7. impede   combine or mix.   hinder or retard.   infect or pollute.   pour off leaving sediment behind.   Half-n-half Clue