conglutinate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kənˈɡlutənˌeɪt/ UK /kənˈɡluːtɪneɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to stick or glue together; to unite as if by adhesion

The torn tissue began to conglutinate as it healed.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to stick or glue together;... glue cement adhere cohere bond unite agglutinate

Opposites

separate detachunglue

Word family

Derived forms conglutinationconglutinantconglutinative

Related forms glutinous agglutinategluten

Etymology

From Latin conglutinatus, past participle of conglutinare ('to glue together'), from con- ('together') + glutinare ('to glue'), from gluten ('glue').

conglutinare Latin gluten Latin

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# conglutinate

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

## Meanings
1. to stick or glue together; to unite as if by adhesion

## Examples
- The torn tissue began to conglutinate as it healed.

## Synonyms
- glue
- cement
- adhere
- cohere
- bond
- unite
- agglutinate

## Antonyms
- separate
- detach
- unglue

## Derived Forms
- conglutination
- conglutinant
- conglutinative

## Related Forms
- glutinous
- agglutinate
- gluten

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conglutinare
- Root: gluten

## Etymology
From Latin conglutinatus, past participle of conglutinare ('to glue together'), from con- ('together') + glutinare ('to glue'), from gluten ('glue').

## AI Etymology
Conglutinate comes from Latin conglutinatus, past participle of conglutinare ('to glue together'), from con- ('together') + glutinare ('to glue'), from gluten ('glue'). The historical trail runs through Latin conglutinare and Latin gluten. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to stick or glue together; to unite as if by adhesion. Derived formations include conglutination, conglutinant, conglutinative; related forms include glutinous, agglutinate, gluten.

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

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