conglutinate
English
Etymology
An adaptation of conglūtināt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin conglūtinō. Compare the French conglutiner.
Pronunciation
- (verb) IPA(key): /kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/
- (adjective) IPA(key): /kəŋˈɡluːtɪnət/
Verb
conglutinate (third-person singular simple present conglutinates, present participle conglutinating, simple past and past participle conglutinated) (transitive, intransitive)
- To stick or glue together.
- To join together; to unite.
- 1671, Robert Boyle, Considerations touching the Usefulness of Experimental Natural Philosophy, Part II:
- Bones […] have had their broken parts conglutinated within three or four days.
Synonyms
- (stick together): adhere, cling, stick; see also Thesaurus:adhere
- (glue together): agglutinate, gum, paste
- (join together): join, knit; see also Thesaurus:join
Translations
glue together
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Adjective
conglutinate (not comparable)
- Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.
See also
Italian
Verb
conglutinate
- inflection of conglutinare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Latin
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