Agglutinate Definition
ə-glo͝otn-āt
agglutinated, agglutinates, agglutinating
verb
agglutinated, agglutinates, agglutinating
To cause to adhere, as with glue.
American Heritage
To stick together, as with glue; join by adhesion.
Webster's New World
To form (words) by combining words or words and word elements.
American Heritage
To form (words) by agglutination.
Webster's New World
To cause (red blood cells or bacteria) to clump together.
American Heritage
adjective
Stuck together, as with glue.
Webster's New World
Forming words by agglutination.
Webster's New World
United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
Wiktionary
(linguistics) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning; as, agglutinate forms, languages, etc.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Agglutinate
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From Latin agglutinatus, past participle of agglutinare, adglutinare (“to glue or cement to a thing”), from ad (“to”) + glutinare (“to glue”), from gluten (“paste, glue”).
From Wiktionary
Latin agglūtināre agglūtināt- ad- ad- glūtināre to glue (from glūten glue)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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