agglomerate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes
US /əˈɡlɑmərˌeɪt/ UK /əˈɡlɒməreɪt/
verb noun adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to collect or form into a rounded mass or cluster

    Dust and grease agglomerate into grime behind the stove.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to collect or form into a... clusteraccumulateamassaggregateconglomeratemassgather
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms agglomerationagglomerativeagglomerator
Related forms conglomerateglomerate

Etymology

From Latin agglomeratus, past participle of agglomerare ('to wind into a ball, mass together'), from ad ('to') + glomerare ('to form into a ball'), from glomus ('ball of thread').

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