agglomerate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈɡlɑmərˌeɪt/ UK /əˈɡlɒməreɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to collect or form into a rounded mass or cluster

Dust and grease agglomerate into grime behind the stove.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to collect or form into a... cluster accumulate amass aggregate conglomerate mass gather

Opposites

disperse scatter separatedisaggregate

Word family

Derived forms agglomerationagglomerativeagglomerator

Related forms conglomerateglomerate

Simplified etymology

Agglomerate entered English in the late 17th century and comes from Latin agglomerare, meaning ‘to add to’. At its core is Latin glomus, meaning ‘ball’.

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').

agglomerare Latin glomus Latin

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# agglomerate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈɡlɑmərˌeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈɡlɒməreɪt/

## Meanings
1. to collect or form into a rounded mass or cluster

## Examples
- Dust and grease agglomerate into grime behind the stove.

## Synonyms
- cluster
- accumulate
- amass
- aggregate
- conglomerate
- mass
- gather

## Antonyms
- disperse
- scatter
- separate
- disaggregate

## Derived Forms
- agglomeration
- agglomerative
- agglomerator

## Related Forms
- conglomerate
- glomerate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: agglomerare
- Root: glomus

## 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').

## AI Etymology
Agglomerate is 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'). Important recorded forms include agglomerare (Latin) and glomus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to collect or form into a rounded mass or cluster. The wider family includes derived forms such as agglomeration, agglomerative, and agglomerator and related words such as conglomerate and glomerate.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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