agglutinate

3 definitions found

agglutinate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Agglutinate \Ag*glu"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Agglutinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Agglutinating.] [L.
     agglutinatus, p. p. of agglutinare to glue or cement to a
     thing; ad + glutinare to glue; gluten glue. See Glue.]
     To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous
     substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
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  Agglutinate \Ag*glu"ti*nate\, a.
     1. United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
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     2. (Physiol.) Consisting of root words combined but not
        materially altered as to form or meaning; as, agglutinate
        forms, languages, etc. See Agglutination, 2.
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agglutinate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  agglutinate
      adj 1: united as if by glue [syn: agglutinate,
             agglutinative]
      v 1: string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
      2: clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.