agglutinate

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verb

ag·glu·ti·nate ə-ˈglü-tə-ˌnāt How to pronounce agglutinate (audio)

agglutinated; agglutinating

transitive verb

: to cause to adhere : fasten

: to combine into a compound : attach to a base as an affix

: to cause to undergo agglutination

intransitive verb

: to unite or combine into a group or mass

: to form words by agglutination

agglutinate

2 of 2

noun

ag·glu·ti·nate ə-ˈglü-tə-nət How to pronounce agglutinate (audio)

-tə-ˌnāt

: a clump of agglutinated material (such as blood cells or mineral particles in soil)

Word History

Etymology

Verb

borrowed from Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre "to cause to adhere, stick or glue on," from ad- ad- + glūtināre "to glue or stick together," verbal derivative of glūtin-, glūten "glue, paste" — more at clay

Noun

derivative of agglutinate "joined as if with glue," borrowed from Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre "to cause to adhere, stick or glue on" — more at agglutinate entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1902, in the meaning defined above

单词	agglutinating
释义	agglutinate 1 of 2 verb ag·glu·ti·nate ə-ˈglü-tə-ˌnāt agglutinated; agglutinating transitive verb 1 : to cause to adhere : fasten 2 : to combine into a compound : attach to a base as an affix 3 : to cause to undergo agglutination intransitive verb 1 : to unite or combine into a group or mass 2 : to form words by agglutination agglutinate 2 of 2 noun ag·glu·ti·nate ə-ˈglü-tə-nət -tə-ˌnāt : a clump of agglutinated material (such as blood cells or mineral particles in soil) Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Noun These agglutinates accumulate over time and can make up 60 to 70 percent of mature regolith samples. Erica Jawin, Scientific American, 2 July 2019 Word History Etymology Verb borrowed from Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre "to cause to adhere, stick or glue on," from ad- ad- + glūtināre "to glue or stick together," verbal derivative of glūtin-, glūten "glue, paste" — more at clay Noun derivative of agglutinate "joined as if with glue," borrowed from Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre "to cause to adhere, stick or glue on" — more at agglutinate entry 1 First Known Use Verb 1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun 1902, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition agglutinate 1 of 2 verb ag·glu·ti·nate -ᵊn-ˌāt agglutinated; agglutinating transitive verb : to cause to undergo agglutination intransitive verb : to undergo agglutination agglutinate 2 of 2 noun ag·glu·ti·nate -ᵊn-ət, -ᵊn-ˌāt : a clump of agglutinated material (as blood cells or bacteria) agglutinating verb present participle of agglutinate as in clumping Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance clumping lumping accreting conglomerating massing accumulating concentrating banking collecting amassing ridging building up gathering stacking (up) piling (up) drifting Antonyms & Near Antonyms dispersing scattering dissipating
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