conglutinate
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]An adaptation of conglūtināt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin conglūtinō. Compare the French conglutiner.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]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
[edit]- (stick together): adhere, cling, stick; see also Thesaurus:adhere
- (glue together): agglutinate, gum, paste
- (join together): join, knit; see also Thesaurus:join
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Adjective
[edit]conglutinate (not comparable)
- Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.
See also
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]conglutinate
- inflection of conglutinare:
Etymology 2
[edit]Participle
[edit]conglutinate f pl
Latin
[edit]Verb
[edit]conglūtināte
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