conglutinate

English

Etymology 1

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.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

conglutinate (third-person singular simple present conglutinates, present participle conglutinating, simple past and past participle conglutinated) (ambitransitive)

1. To stick or glue together.

   Synonyms: adhere, cling, stick, agglutinate, gum, paste, see also Thesaurus:adhere

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

2. To join together, to unite.

   Synonyms: join, knit, see also Thesaurus:join

   • 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.

Derived terms

• unconglutinated

Translations

glue together

• Bulgarian: слепвам (bg) (slepvam)
• Czech: slepit (cs), slepovat
• Manx: co-ghleiyaghey

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle English conglutinat(e), see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /kəŋˈɡluːtɪnət/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

conglutinate (not comparable)

1. Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.

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Related terms

• agglutinate
• conglutinate
• gluten

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

conglutinate

1. inflection of conglutinare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

conglutinate f pl

1. feminine plural of conglutinato

Latin

Verb

conglūtināte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of conglūtinō