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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ag•glom•er•ate (v. ə glom′ə rāt′;adj., n. ə glom′ər it, -ə rāt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n. v.t., v.i. - to collect or gather into a cluster or mass.
adj. - gathered together into a cluster or mass.
- Botanycrowded into a dense cluster, but not cohering.
n. - a mass of things clustered together.
- Rocksrock composed of rounded or angular volcanic fragments.
- Latin agglomerātus (past participle of agglomerāre), equivalent. to ag- ag- + glomer- (stem of glomus ball of yarn) + -ātus -ate1
- 1675–85
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged assemble, amass, accumulate.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disperse, scatter.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: agglomerate vb /əˈɡlɒməˌreɪt/- to form or be formed into a mass or cluster; collect
n /əˈɡlɒmərɪt; -ˌreɪt/- a confused mass
- a rock consisting of angular fragments of volcanic lava
adj /əˈɡlɒmərɪt; -ˌreɪt/- formed into a mass
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin agglomerāre, from glomerāre to wind into a ball, from glomus ball, massagˌglomerˈation n agˈglomerative adj |