To Knead

1. (transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat.
3. (intransitive, of cats) To make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws.
4. (transitive) To mix thoroughly; form into a homogeneous compound .

Synonyms

• (mix): amalgamate