Meaning

2 senses

  1. (ambitransitive)To stick or glue together.

    stick together

  2. (ambitransitive)To join together, to unite.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

Inherited from Middle English conglutinaten (“(of a wound, broken bone, etc.) to knit, clo

Inherited from Middle English conglutinaten (“(of a wound, broken bone, etc.) to knit, close up; to fasten; (figurative) to unite”), from conglutinat(e) (used as the past participle of conglutinaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin conglūtinātus, the perfect passive participle of conglūtinō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French conglutiner.

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Forms

conglutinates, conglutinating, conglutinated, conglutinated
Base formconglutinate · to conglutinate
3rd person singularconglutinates
Present participleconglutinating
Past simpleconglutinated
Past participleconglutinated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyconglutinate
he, she, itconglutinates

Past simpleLesson

all personsconglutinated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave conglutinated
he, she, ithas conglutinated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill conglutinate

Synonyms

9 synonyms
adhereC2stickB1gumB2joinA1knitB1clingagglutinatepaste
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedconglutination
Derivedunconglutinated

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
congestionconglomerateC2congocongratulateB1congratulationcongratulations
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