agglomerate
1 of 3verb
ag·glom·er·ate ə-ˈglä-mə-ˌrāt 
agglomerated; agglomerating
transitive verb
: to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster
agglomerate
2 of 3adjective
ag·glom·er·ate ə-ˈglä-mə-rət
: gathered into a ball, mass, or cluster
specifically : clustered or growing together but not coherent
an agglomerate flower head
agglomerate
3 of 3noun
ag·glom·er·ate ə-ˈglä-mə-rət
1
: a rock composed of volcanic fragments of various sizes and degrees of angularity
2
: a jumbled mass or collection : agglomeration
Synonyms
Verb
- ball
- roll
- round
- wad
Noun
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
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Example Sentences
Verb breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk Noun the Holy Roman Empire was an ever-varying agglomerate of central European states that managed to survive for 1,000 years
Recent Examples on the Web
Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2019 The first human brain balls—aka cortical spheroids, aka neural organoids—agglomerated into existence just a few short years ago. Megan Molteni, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2018 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2020
Verb
But Krugman leads us further astray by agglomerating his data by state without noting the finer demographic points that might tell a different story. Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2019 The first human brain balls—aka cortical spheroids, aka neural organoids—agglomerated into existence just a few short years ago. Megan Molteni, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2018 Noun
The merger between Penguin Random House (itself an agglomerate of two giant publishing corporations) and Simon & Schuster, for example, came as a result of the publishing industry’s ongoing struggles with Amazon. Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2020 Word History
Etymology
Verb
borrowed from Latin agglomerātus, past participle of agglomerāre "to heap up, mass together, join forces," from ad- ad- + glomerāre "to form into a ball, collect into a mass," verbal derivative of glomer-, glomus "ball-shaped mass" — more at clam entry 1
Adjective
borrowed from Latin agglomerātus, past participle of agglomerāre "to heap up, mass together" — more at agglomerate entry 1
Noun
borrowed from Latin agglomerātus, past participle of agglomerāre "to heap up, mass together" — more at agglomerate entry 1
First Known Use
Verb
1632, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1805, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
agglomerate 1 of 2
transitive verb
ag·glom·er·ate ə-ˈgläm-ə-ˌrāt
agglomerated; agglomerating
: to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster
agglomerate
2 of 2noun
ag·glom·er·ate -rət
: a jumbled mass or collection
probably a virus or agglomerates of a virus E. A. Steinhaus
E. A. Steinhausagglomerations
noun
as in assortments
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the bedroom community became a vast agglomeration of houses, schools, and small shops Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- assortments
- varieties
- jumbles
- medleys
- collages
- agglomerates
- mélanges
- litters
- amalgams
- patchworks
- hodgepodges
- accumulations
- menageries
- clutters
- blends
- jungles
- aggregations
- miscellanea
- conglomerations
- miscellanies
- aggregates
- montages
- smorgasbords
- pastiches
- crazy quilts
- ragouts
- patchwork quilts
- ragbags
- shuffles
- mishmashes
- salads
- tangles
- grab bags
- combinations
- mixed bags
- hashes
- olios
- stews
- gumbos
- potpourris
- rummages
- scrambles
- conglomerates
- farragoes
- motleys
- jambalayas
- hotchpotches
- botches
- detritus
- notions
- macédoines
- welters
- tumbles
- alphabet soups
- muddles
- compounds
- omnium-gatherums
- gallimaufries
- composites
- salmagundis
- admixtures
- ollas podridas
- fusions
- olla podridas
- intermixtures
- alloys
- sundries
- messes
- disorders
- morasses
- oddments
- imbroglios
- catchalls
- commixtures
- snarls
- disarrays
- chaoses
- disarrangements
- shambles
- confusions
- odds and ends
- dog's breakfasts
- mix-ups
- bollixes
- knots
- academic costume
- academic freedom
- academic year
- academical
- academically
- academicals
- academician
- academicians
- academicianships
- academicism
- academicisms
- academicization
- academicize
- academicized
- academicizes
- academicizing
- academics
- academies
- academism
- academisms
- academist
- academists
- academy
- Academy Award
- academy blue