Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conglobate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-glo-bate
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like or formed into a ball.

verb

To form into a globe or ball.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"By the motion of the Heart, through the Emulgent Branches, the Blood is brought to the Kidneys, and is there freed of its Serum by their little Glands, […] Much after the ſame manner, are their proper Fluids ſeparated from the Blood in the Liver, Sweetbread, Teſticles, and the other Conglobat and Conglomerate Glands of the Body[…]."
"He who has not made the experiment, or who is not accustomed to require rigorous accuracy from himself, will scarcely believe how much a few hours take from certainty of knowledge, and distinctness of imagery; how the succession of objects will be broken, how separate parts will be confused, and how many particular features and discriminations will be compressed and conglobated into one gross and general idea."
"How rich a dower was yours! By how much toil of sinew and of mind Collected, conglobated, were Earth’s stores Treasured in Rome,—the Eternal!—throne assigned By Nature and the Gods for sway of human kind!"

Etymology

First attested in 1635; borrowed from Latin conglobātus, perfect passive participial of conglobō (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from con- (“together”) + globus (“ball”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix)

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1635

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

more conglobate (comparative) most conglobate (superlative) conglobates (present, singular) conglobating (participle, present) conglobated (participle, past) conglobated (past)

Derived Forms

conglobation conglobateous

Frequently Paired Words

conglobe globe round spherical

Synonyms

conglobe

Questions

What does conglobate mean?: Shaped like or formed into a ball.
Where does conglobate come from?: First known use: First attested in 1635.

How to pronounce conglobate

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “conglobate”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “conglobate”.
Repeat and practice — Say “conglobate” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.