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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•glom•er•ate /n., adj. kənˈglɑmərɪt, kəŋ-; v. kənˈglɑməˌreɪt/USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -at•ed, -at•ing. n. [countable] - a thing composed of unrelated elements mixed together.
- Businessa business corporation made up of divisions that specialize in unrelated industries.
adj. [often: before a noun] - made up of unrelated elements.
- gathered into a rounded mass.
- of or relating to a corporate conglomerate.
v. [~ + object] - to bring together into a mass.
- to gather into a rounded mass or close grouping.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•glom•er•ate (n., adj. kən glom′ər it, kəng-;v. kən glom′ə rāt′, kəng-),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -at•ed, -at•ing. n. - anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.
- Businessa corporation consisting of a number of subsidiary companies or divisions in a variety of unrelated industries, usually as a result of merger or acquisition.
- Geologya rock consisting of pebbles or the like embedded in a finer cementing material;
consolidated gravel. adj. - gathered into a rounded mass;
consisting of parts so gathered; clustered. - consisting of heterogeneous parts or elements.
- of or pertaining to a corporate conglomerate.
- Geologyof the nature of a conglomerate.
v.t. - to bring together into a cohering mass.
- to gather into a ball or rounded mass.
v.i. - to collect or cluster together.
- (of a company) to become part of or merge with a conglomerate.
- Latin conglomerātus (past participle of conglomerāre), equivalent. to con- con- + glomer- (stem of glomus) ball of yarn + -ātus -ate1
- 1565–75
con•glom•er•at•ic (kən glom′ə rat′ik, kəng-),USA pronunciation con•glom•er•it•ic (kən glom′ə rit′ik, kəng-),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: conglomerate n /kənˈɡlɒmərɪt/- a thing composed of heterogeneous elements; mass
- any coarse-grained sedimentary rock consisting of rounded fragments of rock embedded in a finer matrix
- a large corporation consisting of a group of companies dealing in widely diversified goods, services, etc
vb /kənˈɡlɒməˌreɪt/- to form into a cluster or mass
adj /kənˈɡlɒmərɪt/- made up of heterogeneous elements; massed
- (of sedimentary rocks) consisting of rounded fragments within a finer matrix
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin conglomerāre to roll up, from glomerāre to wind into a ball, from glomus ball of thread |